STOCKHOLM, Sweden, April 19, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Effective 2 May 2005, the president of the European packaging operations, Rob Jan Renders, will transfer to a new position with responsibility for coordinating the global customer and product segments within the Group's packaging operations. In this role, Renders will report to the Group CEO.
John Williams (51) has been appointed to succeed Renders. Since 2000, Williams has served as head of the packaging operations in the U.K. and Ireland.
Stockholm, 19 April 2005
SVENSKA CELLULOSA AKTIEBOLAGET SCA (publ) Communications and Investor Relations
For further information, please contact: Jan Astrom, President and CEO. +46 70 586 07 01
SCA produces and sells absorbent hygiene products, packaging solutions and publication papers. Based on customer needs, value-added products are produced for consumers, institutions, industry and the retail trade. Net sales amount to more than SEK 90 billion annually. At the beginning of 2005, the number of employees was approximately 50,000, in some 50 countries. The SCA share is traded on the stock exchanges in Stockholm and London, and can also be traded in the U.S. in the form of ADRs (American Depositary Receipts, level 1).
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