STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 7, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Gambro AB (Stockholm:GAMBa) (Stockholm:GAMBb) (Other OTC:GAMBF), a leading international medical technology and healthcare company, today announced that Bengt Modeer has been appointed Senior Vice President Corporate Communications and will take up his new responsibility as of today, October 7, 2002.
Presently, Bengt Modeer is Senior Vice President Innovation Management within Gambro Strategic Development, GSD. He will, on a part-time basis, continue to work within GSD, including initiatives in the ongoing joint actions between the renal clinics and products operations.
Bengt Modeer will take over the responsibility for Corporate Communications after Janette Jennische, who has worked for Gambro on a temporary basis.
Bengt Modeer has held different leading positions in Gambro and Incentive. He was Senior Vice President R&D in the former development group Incentive, where he also was responsible for Corporate Communications and served as Company Secretary. For many years he was responsible for Corporate Communications in Gambro. Bengt Modeer holds an MSc and a Dr.Eng. degree at the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm.
For further information please contact:
Bengt Modeer, Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications tel. +46-8-613 65 33, +46-70-513 65 33 Pia Irell, Investor Relations Director, Corporate Finance tel. +46-8-613 65 91, +46-70-513 65 91
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