2009-06-23

Swedbank appoints Jonas Erikson as Head of Group Treasury

Swedbank has appointed Jonas Erikson as Head of Group Treasury with effect from 13 July 2009. He succeeds Mikael Edler who will take on his new position as Head of Region West at Swedbank on 1 January 2010.

Jonas Erikson currently holds the position as Head of Strategic Analysis and M&A at Swedbank. He joined Swedbank in March 2009. Jonas Erikson has 10 years of experience as a bank analyst, at firms including Swedbank Markets, JP Morgan and Brummer & Partners. He has also been regional manager for JP Morgan's equity brokerage to Nordic clients.

Jonas Erikson will be a member of the Senior Management team and report to Swedbank's CFO Erkki Raasuke.

Mikael Edler will from 1 August 2009 and until he takes over responsibility for Region West be part of Swedish Banking where he will run special projects.

For further information:
Thomas Backteman, Head of Group Corporate Affairs, Swedbank, phone: +46 708 311 166
Anna Sundblad, Press Manager, Swedbank, phone: +46 70 321 39 95