PION Group — Board/Management Information 2010

Aug 30, 2010

Poolias new MD Monika Elling

Monika Elling (48) is taking over as new MD and CEO of staffing company Poolia

Monika has extensive experience from service companies in various senior positions, including COO at the Arrow Lock Group in USA, analyst at SEB Enskilda Securities in Stockholm, Head of Business Development within Securitas and at Intrum Justitia Monika was CFO and Regional Manager.

As an analyst and Board member, Ive been monitoring Poolia. Im impressed by the competence, quality and commitment that characterise Poolia. I see tremendous potential in the company and want to continue to develop the company together with Poolias experienced employees. We aim to strengthen Poolias position in the market for customers who need qualified, experienced professionals, says Monika Elling.

Monika Elling is a native of Småland and grew up in a family company. She graduated in Business Administration from the Stockholm School of Economics together with MBA studies at McGill University in Canada, as well as a Mechanical Engineering qualification from Teknikum Växjö.

Im delighted that weve been able to recruit Monika Elling to Poolia. With Monika as MD, Poolia will grow with good profitability, says Björn Örås, Poolias founder and Chairman of the Board.

Monika Elling takes up her position as MD with immediate effect.

For more information please contact:

Björn Örås, Chairman of the Board, tel.: +46 (0)70 526 79 97 Monika Elling, MD and CEO, tel.: +46 (0)70 512 02 01

Poolias business concept is to provide companies and organisations with the skills that, either temporarily or permanently, meet their needs for qualified professionals and outplacement services. Poolia specialise in temporary staffing and permanent placement of professional staff in our focus areas of Finance & Accounting, Financial Services, Office Support, IT & Engineering, Sales and Marketing, Human Resources, and Executive. Poolias subsidiary Utvecklingshuset offers outsourcing services on the Swedish market and Dedicare, another subsidiary, offers staffing in the health sector in Sweden and Norway. Poolia is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm AB since 1999.