Fredrik Carlsson joins SEB Enskilda as new head...

For several years, SEB Enskilda has held the leading position in
Nordic equities research. Appointing Fredrik Carlsson as new Head of
Swedish equities research further strengthens this position. Carlsson
most recently served as head of Equities at the Second Swedish
National Pension Fund (AP 2) and has extensive experience from the
Swedish and U.K. financial sectors.


"I am delighted to recruit Fredrik Carlsson. Fredrik has successfully
managed large portfolios of Swedish and European equities based on
in-depth fundamental research and is also highly appreciated as a
manager. With Fredrik on board and with Roland Jonsson, recently
appointed as Head of Scandinavian Equities Research, we continue to
reinforce our leading position," says Anders Johnsson, head of
Trading and Capital Markets at SEB.

Fredrik Carlsson has held a number of positions at AP 2 since 2002.
He has a background within corporate finance and research, previously
working at HSBC, Bank of America and Fidelity in London. Carlsson
will take on his new position during the autumn of 2009.

Roland Jonsson has worked at SEB Enskilda since 2005 and has more
than 20 years experience in capital markets, working previously at
Hägglöf & Ponsbach, SG Warburg, Deutsche Bank, Brummer & Partners and
Julius Baer.

SEB is a North European financial group serving some 400,000
corporate customers and institutions and five million private
individuals. SEB offers universal banking services in Sweden, Germany
and the Baltic countries - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. It also has
local presence in the other Nordic countries, Poland, Ukraine and
Russia and a global presence through its international network in
major financial centers. On 30 June 2009, the Group's total assets
amounted to SEK 2,374bn (~EUR 220bn) while its assets under
management totalled SEK 1,267bn (~EUR 120bn).The Group has about
20,500 employees. Read more about SEB at www.sebgroup.com.
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Anders Johnsson, Head of Trading and Capital Markets, [phone]
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