SAS — Board/Management Information 2011

Feb 1, 2011

SAS Group today welcomes Rickard Gustafson as new President and CEO

SAS Group today welcomes Rickard Gustafson as new President and CEO

SAS Group today welcomes Rickard Gustafson as new President and CEO.

Acting President and CEO, John S Dueholm, will as of today return to his

former role as Deputy President & CEO and responsible for the Operations

and Commercial divisions.

According to original agreement, Dueholm was to retire when he turns 60

in July this year, but it has been agreed that his employment will

continue.

SAS discloses this information pursuant to the Swedish Securities Market

Act and/or the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act. The

information was provided for publication on February 1, 2011, at 08:00

am CET.

For further information, please contact

Elisabeth Manzi, Director Media & Public Relations

Tel. +46 70 997 4893

e-mail: Elisabeth.Manzi@sas.se