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Annika Hellström new Head of Central Region at Swedbank

Annika Hellström has been appointed Head of Swedbank's central region.

She currently holds the position as Group Business Controller at

Swedbank and has been employed since 1991. Annika Hellström has a long

and solid experience in various positions in the bank, including

responsibility for all the bank's branch offices in Uppland. Annika

Hellström will take up the new position immediately and will become a

member of Swedbank's Group Executive Committee.

- I am very happy that Annika takes on this task. With her personal

qualities and vast experience I am convinced that we will continue to

strengthen the bank's position in the region, says Michael Wolf, CEO at

Swedbank.

- That I was entrusted to continue the work in the region is both

stimulating and challenging. Given my natural links to the region, I

hope I can contribute to developing our business further. I am very

enthusiastic about the task ahead, says Annika Hellström.

Annika Hellström will take up her new position immediately. She succeeds

Johan Smedman who was appointed Head of Savings Banks Business at

Swedbank by year-end.

Swedbank in Sweden is organised in six regions. The central region

includes the counties of Dalarna, Gävleborg, Uppland and Västmanland.

For further information, please contact:

Cecilia Hernqvist, Head of Corporate Communications, Swedbank tel: +46 8

585 907 41

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

Swedbank promotes a sound and sustainable financial situation for the

many people, households and companies. Our vision is to contribute to

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

markets of Sweden, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, Swedbank offers a wide

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

1 820 billion. Read more at www.swedbank.com

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