GOTEBORG, Sweden, April 16, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Mr. Henrik Lange has been appointed Senior Vice President, SKF Group (Nasdaq:SKFR), Business Development. He will take up his position on May 5, 2003. He will also from the same date be a member of the SKF Group Management.
Lange has previously worked for SKF in a number of different managerial positions. He has until recently been Managing Director of Johnson Pump.
Henrik Lange is 41 years old, has an MBA in International Economics and Business Administration from Handelshogskolan in Goteborg. He will have the responsibility for corporate business development, business intelligence, eBusiness and IT strategy and internet/intranet management.
Lange is married and has two children.
For further information, please contact: Lars G Malmer, SKF Group Communication tel. +46 (0)31 337 1541 e-mail: Lars.G.Malmer@skf.com Aktiebolaget SKF, Sweden tel. +46 (0)31 337 1000 fax +46 (0)31 337 2832 www.skf.com
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