Birgitta Johansson-Hedberg leaves Telia´s Board

Birgitta Johansson-Hedberg leaves Telia´s Board Birgitta Johansson-Hedberg, CEO of Swedbank (FöreningsSparbanken) has today resigned as a member of the board of directors of Telia. She was appointed in 1993. - Telia, Coop and Skandia today announced that they will start a jointly- owned bank that will conduct business activities competing to some extent with Swedbank. To avoid a conflict of interest, I have decided to resign immediately from Telia´s Board, commented Birgitta Johansson- Hedberg in a statement. Telia's Press Office, phone: +46 8 713 58 30 ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/09/03/20010903BIT00530/bit0002.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/09/03/20010903BIT00530/bit0002.pdf