STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 28, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Former head of Riksbanken (the Swedish Central Bank) Urban Backstrom has been named President and CEO of Skandia Liv. He will take office on 1 November.
Elisabet Annell, President and CEO of Univero (formerly Temogruppen), and Urban Backstrom have been elected as directors on Skandia Liv's board. Annika Ahnberg, formerly Vice Chairman of Skandia Liv's board, has resigned from her directorship on Skandia Liv's board.
Urban Backstrom will present his ambitions as President and CEO of Skandia Liv at an information meeting today, 28 October 2003, at 10 a.m. at Skandia, Sveavagen 44, Stockholm.
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