Skanska appoints new SVP Communications

Karin Lepasoon (formerly Avasalu) has been appointed the new Senior Vice President Communications of Skanska AB. She will assume her new position on September 25 and report to Skanska’s President and CEO, Stuart Graham.

She is succeeding Peter Gimbe, who has decided to return to his former position in Skanska as Group Press Officer. Anna Wenner, the current Group Press Officer, will take on a new opportunity in Skanska as project leader of Skanska's efforts in building a stronger employer and recruiting brand. Karin Lepasoon is currently Vice President Corporate Communications at Gambro. Before joining Gambro Lepasoon was Marketing Director at Intermec Technologies, a leading company in bar code identification systems. She holds a Master of Laws from the University of Lund, Sweden and a Master of European Community Law from the University of Leiden, the Netherlands. For further information please contact: Peter Gimbe, Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, Skanska AB, tel +46 8 753 88 38