New CFO in Sapa AB


STOCKHOLM, Sweden, April 23, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Stefan Thorheim, 46, has been appointed CFO in Sapa AB.

Stefan Thorheim is graduated as B.Sc.(Econ.) from University of Linkoping and has been employed in Sapa since 1986. He has since 1999 been a member of Sapa's Group Management with responsibility for Accounting, Taxes and Control.

For further information please contact Staffan Bohman, President and CEO of Sapa AB, telephone +46 8 459 59 10.

Sapa is an international industrial group, which develops and markets value-added aluminium profiles, profile-based components and systems, and heat exchanger strip in aluminium. Sapa has an annual turnover of approximately 14 billion SEK, with 7,800 employees all over Europe and in USA and China. Sapa is one of Europe's leading companies within its field and the customers are found in the transport, building, engineering and telecom industries. Sapa is listed on the O-list of Stockholmsborsen.

Further information about Sapa can be found on our web site www.sapagroup.com

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