STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 21, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- A new Board of Directors was appointed today at an Extraordinary General Meeting of Boliden shareholders. New members of the Board are Ulla Litzen, Matti Sundberg, Anders Sundstrom and Anders Ullberg, while former members remaining on the Board are Carl Bennet, Marie Berglund, Jan Johansson and Leif Ronnback, all elected at the 2005 Annual General Meeting.
The new members replace Risto Virrankoski, who has resigned, and Satu Huber and Christoffer Taxell who were released at the Meeting. It was also decided that the Board should comprise eight members elected at the General Meeting, and no deputies. Anders Ullberg was appointed new Chairman of the Board. At the Board meeting following the Extraordinary General Meeting, Carl Bennet was appointed Deputy Chairman. A presentation of the new members of the Board is available on Boliden's web site at www.boliden.com
For additional information, please contact: Jan Johansson, President and CEO, tel +46 (0)8 610 1602, +46 (0)70- 555 02 02 Ulf Soderstrom, Senior VP, Group Communications, Boliden AB, tel +46 (0)8-610 15 57, +46 (0)70-618 95 95
Boliden is one of the world's leading mining and smelting companies with operating facilities in Sweden, Finland, Norway and Ireland. Boliden mainly produces copper, zinc, lead, gold and silver. Other important operations include exploration and metal recycling. The company has around 4,500 employees and net sales of almost SEK 18 billion. Its shares are listed on Stockholmsborsen's O-list and on the Toronto Stock Exchange in Canada. www.boliden.com
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