Frans Benson - Boliden's new IR Manager

Frans Benson - Boliden's new IR Manager

Frans Benson will be assuming responsibility for Boliden's contacts with the
stock market, effective as of 1st April 2009. 

Frans Benson joins Boliden from JKL AB, where he works as a Communications
consultant and Acting Head of JKL in Stockholm. Positions previously held by
Frans Benson include those of Senior Recruiter for Spencer Stuart KB,
Communications and HR Manager at Adcore/Connecta AB, and IR Manager at AssiDomän
AB.





For further information, please contact:

Marcela Sylvander, Manager Group Communications, Boliden AB tel: +46 8 610 15
59, 
+46 733 244 551


Boliden is a leading European metals company whose core competence is in the
fields of exploration, mining, smelting and recycling. Boliden's main metals are
zinc and copper. Other important metals extracted and refined include lead, gold
and silver. The operations are conducted in three Business Areas: Market,
Smelters and Mines. The number of employees is approximately 4 500 and the
turnover amounts to approximately EUR 3.6 billion annually. Its shares are
listed on Stockholmsbörsen's Large Cap list and on the Toronto Stock Exchange in
Canada.
www.boliden.com