SEB expands in Asia

SEB today announced that Hanse Ringström, in his role as responsible for SEB's
Asian franchise, will relocate to Hong Kong upon the opening of the new branch
this summer. Additionally, Carl Christensson has been appointed head of SEB's
Hong Kong branch and will also be located there. This will strengthen SEB's
presence in the region as the Asian market grows in importance for an increasing
number of SEB's clients and Hong Kong has developed into an important financial
centre in the world economy.

Ringström is responsible for SEB's Asian franchise as well as Chairman of SEB
Asia Advisory Board, since a number of years and in addition also a member of
the Merchant Banking management team. Christensson is deputy head of Structured
Finance at the Merchant Banking division and previously to this head of SEB's
Shanghai branch which he also established.
SEB has operated in Asia for over 30 years through offices in Beijing,
Singapore, Shanghai and New Delhi.


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SEB is a leading Nordic financial services group. As a relationship bank, SEB in
Sweden and the Baltic countries offers financial advice and a wide range of
financial services. In Denmark, Finland, Norway and Germany the bank's
operations have a strong focus on corporate and investment banking based on a
full-service offering to corporate and institutional clients. The international
nature of SEB's business is reflected in its presence in 20 countries worldwide.
On 31 December 2010, the Group's total assets amounted to SEK 2,180bn while its
assets under management totalled SEK 1,399bn. The Group has about 17,000
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Hanse Ringström: 


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Press release PDF: 


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Carl Christensson: 


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