Micael Hedlund, new Vice President of the Hygiene Systems product line

Micael Hedlund, new Vice President of the Hygiene Systems product line Getinge today announced that Micael Hedlund, has been appointed new Vice President of the Hygiene Systems product line as from 1 September. He will also be a member of the group's executive management team. Micael Hedlund has held various positions within the ABB group of companies. In his most recent employment Micael Hedlund was President of Tetra Pak Parts. "We are happy to have Micael Hedlund appointed new Vice President of the Hygiene Systems product line", says Johan Malmquist, President and CEO of Getinge. "His extensive experience and proven track record will be an enforcement to the product line and to the management team". For further information, please contact: Johan Malmquist, phone: +46-35 - 15 55 00 Getinge Industrier is a medical-technical Group and a world leader in the fields of health care, the pharmaceutical industry and laboratories, as well as hygiene and lifting systems for hospitals and geriatric care. The Group had sales in 1999 of SEK 4.885 million and 3,800 employees. GETINGE INDUSTRIER AB (publ.) Phone +46 35 15 55 00 VAT No SE556408503201 P.O. Box 69 Fax +46 35 549 52 Org.No. 556408-5032 SE-310 44 GETINGE www.getinge.com Registered office: Halmstad Sweden ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by BIT http://www.bit.se The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/09/04/20000904BIT00920/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/09/04/20000904BIT00920/bit0002.pdf