New Head of Sales and Marketing Overseas at Scania

New Head of Sales and Marketing Overseas at Scania Per-Erik Lindquist has been appointed Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing Overseas. He will succeed to the position on 1 January 2001 and will also join the company's Group Management at that time. Per-Erik Lindquist is currently MD of Scania's Belgian subsidiary, Scania Belgium. He will succeed Claes Torén, Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing Overseas, who will retire on pension next year. Peter Janssens, currently Aftersales Manager of Scania Belgium, will suc- ceed Per-Erik Lindquist as MD. For further information, please contact Bo Östlund, Corporate Communica- tions,telephone +46-8-553 82846. Scania is one of the world's leading manufacturers of trucks and buses for heavy transport applications, and of industrial and marine engines. With 25,800 employees and production facilities in Europe and Latin America, Scania is one of the most profitable companies in its sector. In 1999, turnover totalled SEK 47,100 million and the result after net interest in- come/expense was SEK 4,500 million. Scania products are marketed in about 100 countries worldwide and some 95 percent of Scania's vehicles are sold outside Sweden. Scania press releases are available on the Internet, www.scania.com A portrait of Per-Erik Lindquist can be viewed by clicking on Media Services at www.scania.com ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by BIT http://www.bit.se The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/12/01/20001201BIT00750/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/12/01/20001201BIT00750/bit0002.pdf