Getinge executive management team expanded

Getinge executive management team expanded New Vice President of Business Area Sterilization Healthcare Sven Kristensson, a former Vice President in the Åkerlund & Rausing group of companies has been appointed new Vice President of Business area Sterilization st Healthcare, effective 1 December 1998. Sven Kristensson will be a member of the Getinge executive management team. Harald Castler has been appointed Vice President of Getinge's sales and marketing operation ex Americas. Harald Castler remains in the executive management team. Getinge Industrier is a medical-technical Group, and a world leader in the fields of sterilization, disinfection, patient handling and hygiene systems. The Group had a turnover of SEK 4.6 billion in 1997, and employs 3,500 persons. Getinge, 1 December 1998 Johan Malmquist Chief executive officer 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 Registered office: Sweden Halmstad ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/1998/12/01/19981202BIT00290/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/1998/12/01/19981202BIT00290/bit0002.pdf