New member of Scania Group Management with responsibility for Scania Commercial System

New member of Scania Group Management with responsibility for Scania Commercial System Håkan Sundström, 49, has been appointed Senior Vice President, Scania Group Management with effect from 1 April. He will be responsible for the Scania Commercial System, which is a strategic management resource for Scania's sales and service organisation. The Scania Commercial System owns and embraces all of Scania's sales and service companies, with the exception of those in South America. In his new role, Håkan Sundström, who has served as MD of Scania Österreich since 1988, will be responsible for the development, coordination and implementation of common working practices in Scania's commercial operations. For further information, please contact Hans-Åke Danielsson, acting Public Relations Officer, Tel. +46-8-53 85662 or +46-70-346 8811. Scania is one of the world's leading manufacturers of trucks and buses for heavy transport applications, and of industrial and marine engines. With 28,300 employees and production facilities in Europe and Latin America, Scania is one of the most profitable companies in its sector. In 2001, turnover totalled SEK 53,000 million and the result after financial items was SEK 1,500 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 ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2002/02/25/20020225BIT00420/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2002/02/25/20020225BIT00420/wkr0002.pdf