APPOINTMENT OF NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

APPOINTMENT OF NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

New York and Stockholm - 2 March, 2009 - Millicom International Cellular S.A.
(Nasdaq Stock Market: MICC and Stockholmsbörsen: MIC), the global
telecommunications company, today announces that the Board has appointed Mikael
Grahne to succeed Marc Beuls as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Marc Beuls today steps down after eleven years as CEO and seventeen years with
the company.

Mikael Grahne has been the Chief Operating Officer of Millicom since February,
2002 and has been responsible for the successful development of Millicom´s
operational strategies, including the development of the Tigo brand. 

Millicom Chairman, Daniel Johannesson, said: “As the Company moves into a new
phase the Board believes that our focus on operational excellence should be
driven from the top. Mikael Grahne has the experience, personality and
qualifications necessary for this new challenge.” 

Mikael Grahne commented: “I am delighted to succeed Marc Beuls as Chief
Executive.  Although I take on this role in a challenging economic climate, I
look forward to leading our talented and experienced management team and
building on Millicom's success.

Millicom Chairman, Daniel Johannesson added: “I know that I speak not only for
the Board, but for everyone at Millicom, when I thank Marc Beuls for his
leadership and substantial contribution over the last 11 years as Chief
Executive. He has been responsible for leading the Company through a period of
extremely high growth to create the force that Millicom is today in emerging
markets. We wish him every success in his future career.”

Marc Beuls commented: “My period as Chief Executive of Millicom has been both
enjoyable and immensely fulfilling.  I have worked closely with Mikael and I
wish him well as he now takes the helm.”


Notes to Editors:

Mikael Grahne (born 1953) joined Millicom in February 2002 as the Chief
Operating Officer, having previously been President of Seagram Latin America.
Prior to joining Seagram, he was the regional president of a division of the
EMEA region at PepsiCo and held various senior management positions with Procter& Gamble. Mr Grahne has an MBA from the Swedish School of Economics in Helsinki,
Finland.


CONTACTS

Daniel Johannesson	
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Millicom International Cellular S.A., Luxembourg

Andrew Best	
Investor Relations	
Shared Value Ltd, London
Telephone:     
+44 777 525 4239
+44 20 7321 5010 

Visit our web site at http://www.millicom.com

Millicom International Cellular S.A. is a global telecommunications group with
mobile telephony operations in 16 countries in Asia, Latin America and Africa. 
It also operates cable and broadband businesses in five countries in Central
America.  The Group's mobile operations have a combined population under license
of approximately 291 million people.

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