New head of Human Resources in Sandvik Group

Peter Larson has been Executive Vice President and a member of Group Executive Management since May 2000. As head of Human Resources, he will succeed Carina Malmgren Heander, who has taken up a position outside Sandvik.

"HR matters have the highest priority within the Group and comprise a strategically important and integrated part of business operations," says Sandvik President and CEO Lars Pettersson. "Peter has extensive experience within Sandvik and his solid knowledge of the organization and the people within it will be important qualities in the continued development of the organization, management and corporate culture."

Sandviken, 4 December 2007

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