Regulatory 2012-09-28 08:00 CET Financial information

Clas Ohlson appoints Karin Svenske Nyberg as Director of HR

Clas Ohlson has appointed Karin Svenske Nyberg as Director of HR, and also as a member of the company’s senior management.

Karin Svenske Nyberg will join Clas Ohlson from Stora Enso Printing and Reading, where she served as SVP Human Resources. She has 20 years of experience at Stora Enso where she has worked internationally on HR matters in a variety of roles.

“I am delighted to present Karin Svenske Nyberg as the Director of HR at Clas Ohlson. Karin will make a valuable contribution to our senior management team with her expertise and experience of leading HR issues in an international context. She will take on a key role with responsibility for ensuring the provision of competencies and personnel development during our continued growth and internationalisation process,” says Klas Balkow, President and CEO of Clas Ohlson.

“Clas Ohlson is an extremely exciting company with a strong culture that is in an exciting stage of development and expanding in Europe. I have worked in an international context for many years and look forward to making this move into the retail industry and to contributing to Clas Ohlson’s continued development,” says Karin Svenske Nyberg, newly appointed Director of HR.

For further information, contact:

Klas Balkow, President and CEO, +46 (0)247 447 55

Karin Svenske Nyberg, newly appointed Director of HR, +46 (0)70 646 55 58

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