Anders Karlsson new President of LinkMed

Anders Karlsson new President of LinkMed

The board of directors has appointed Anders Karlsson as new president.
He succeeds the company's founder Ingemar Lagerlöf who leaves the
company after 13 years, five of which as president. The change takes
place today.

Anders Karlsson comes from the position as president of LinkMed's
subsidiary AbSorber AB and has more than 20 years experience from the
pharmaceutical industry.

”The company now enters a new phase with the focus entirely on the
transplantation business. Therefore, it is a natural step to change the
management of the company”, says Monica Caneman, chairwoman of the
board. “Anders Karlsson with his background in AbSorber and with long
experience of marketing and sales is well placed to further strengthen
the company's market position. A priority is also to form the parent
company, AbSorber and Olerup SSP into a joint organization in order to
achieve increased efficiency and lower costs.”

For further information, please contact:
Monica Caneman, chairwoman of the board, tel +46 70 295 17 37