Boliden — Board/Management Information 2012

Dec 21, 2012

Press Release 16/2012

Stockholm 21 December 2012

Sven Hjelmstedt new Director Sales at Boliden Smelters

Sven Hjelmstedt has been appointed Director Sales for Boliden Smelters. He succeeds Patrick Ammerlaan who has taken up the position of Director Raw Materials.

Sven has a strong commercial background from both sales and marketing of commodities. Sven joins Boliden from Kinneviks forest company Korsnäs where he held the position of Business Segment Director. He has also held a variety of positions at M-Real Office Papers and Modo Paper.

Sven Hjelmstedt will be a member of Boliden Smelters' Management. He will take up his new position during the first quarter, 2013.

For further information, please contact:

Marcela Sylvander, Director Group Communications, Boliden AB, tel: +46 8 610 1559, +46 733 244 551