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Board/Management Information • Apr 14, 2014

Christer Trägårdh appointed head of Swedbank's eastern region

Christer Trägårdh appointed head of Swedbank's eastern region

Christer Trägårdh has been appointed head of Swedbank's eastern

region. Christer Trägårdh is currently CEO of Bergslagens Sparbank and

has long experience in the banking sector. He will take up his new

appointment on 4 August and will be a member of the bank's Group

Executive Committee.

Christer Trägårdh has been CEO of Bergslagens Sparbank since 2009. He

had previously worked at Handelsbanken for 20 years in various

managerial positions, including in several branches. During his CEO

tenure he succeeded in making Bergslagens Sparbank one of the most

profitable banks in Sweden.

"I am very pleased to have recruited Christer who has a proven track

record. His excellent leadership and business acumen at Bergslagens

Sparbank are a valuable asset in our continued work in the region," says

Michael Wolf, Swedbank's CEO.

"I am pleased and honoured to lead Swedbank's eastern region. I hope

that my experience and engagement will contribute to further strengthen

the region's role," says Christer Trägårdh.

Christer Trägårdh succeeds Marie Halling and takes up his new post on 4

August. Until then Harald Bengtsson, deputy regional head of the eastern

region, will be acting regional head.

Swedbank's eastern region includes 47 branches in the counties of

Jönköping, Kalmar, Örebro and Östergötland.

For further information please contact:

Cecilia Hernqvist, Group Head of Communications, Swedbank, tel. +46 8

-585 907 41

Anna Sundblad, Press Manager, Swedbank, tel: +46 70-321 39 95

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development "Beyond Financial Growth". As a leading bank in the home

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range of financial services and products. Swedbank has 8 million retail

customers and around 556 000 corporate customers and organisations with

305 branches in Sweden and approximately 180 branches in the Baltic

countries. The group is also present in other Nordic countries, the US

and China. As of 31 December 2013 the group had total assets of SEK

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