Nomination Committee proposes Magdalena Gerger as new Board member

Nomination Committee proposes Magdalena Gerger as new Board member 

The Nomination Committee of Husqvarna AB has decided to propose Magdalena Gerger
as new Board member. Magdalena Gerger is CEO of Systembolaget AB (Swedish Retail
Chain for wines, beers and spirits) and Board member of IKEA (Ingka Holding BV).
Previously, she has held managerial and international positions at Arla Foods,
Nestlé, ICI Paints and Procter & Gamble. Magdalena holds a Master of Science in
Business and Economics and MBA from the Stockholm School of Economics. Should
Magdalena Gerger be elected as new board member, the Board will be expanded by
one member.

As communicated in the year-end report 2009, the Nomination Committee has also
proposed re-election of Lars Westerberg, Peggy Bruzelius, Börje Ekholm, Tom
Johnstone, Ulf Lundahl, Anders Moberg, Robert F. Connolly and Magnus Yngen and
election of Ulla Litzén as new member. Gun Nilsson has declined re-election.

The members of the Nomination Committee are Petra Hedengran, Investor AB
(chairman), Claes Boustedt, LE Lundbergföretagen, Ramsay Brufer, Alecta, Torgny
Wännström, AFA Försäkring and Lars Westerberg, Chairman of Husqvarna AB.

The full proposal will be included in the notice of the AGM, and published on
Husqvarna's web site, www.husqvarna.com, on 23 March. The AGM will be held on 27
April in Jönköping, Sweden.

For additional information, please contact
Tobias Norrby, Investor relations manager at +46 8 738 83 35
Husqvarna Press Hotline at +46 8 738 70 80 or press@husqvarna.se


The Husqvarna Group is the world's largest producer of outdoor power products
including chainsaws, trimmers, lawn mowers and garden tractors. It is the
European leader in consumer irrigation equipment under the Gardena brand. The
Group is also one of the world leaders in cutting equipment and diamond tools
for the construction and stone industries. Net sales in 2009 were SEK 34 billion
and the average number of employees was 15,000.

The above information has been made public in accordance with the Securities
Market Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was
published at 10.15  on 17 March 2010.