STOCKHOLM, Sweden, May 18, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Pergo: Diane Tate, VP Intellectual Properties, has been appointed Senior Vice President Technology and Intellectual Properties. Diane will become a member of the Global Management Team.
Diane Tate has been an employee of Pergo since November 1998, joining with the responsibility as site manager in Perstorp. Within a short time she became Director of Production for Europe, including both the Perstorp and Trelleborg sites. Since 2001 Diane has had roles in external sourcing, manufacturing development and intellectual properties.
Trelleborg 2003-05-18 Pergo AB Corporate Communications
For further information: CEO -- Goran Bernhoff, phone number +46 410 36 31 00
Pergo is a laminate flooring company with leading market positions, particularly in Europe and the US. Net sales amounted to MSEK 2,799 (3,194) in full-year 2003 and the number of employees was 795 (784) as at December 31, 2003. Pergo developed laminate flooring at the end of the 1970s and launched the product in Europe during the 1980s. The company started sales in the US in 1994 and, to a smaller degree, in Asia in 1995 and Latin America in 1997. The company's products have been marketed under the Pergo(R) brand name since 1989. The company is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. For further information about Pergo, please visit our homepage www.pergo.com.
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