Peter Nilsson appointed new President of Trelleborg Engineered Systems

Peter Nilsson appointed new President of Trelleborg Engineered Systems Peter Nilsson, 36, has been appointed new President of the Trelleborg Engineered Systems business area, provisionally effective as of June 1, 2003 and will be a member of the Trelleborg Group Mangement. M. Sc. in Industrial Economics, Peter Nilsson has extensive international experience of both production and marketing in an industrial environment. He has worked for Trelleborg in various senior positions since 1995, with management responsibility for operations in Europe, the United States and Asia. Today, he is head of the Trelleborg Engineered Systems' Engineered Products business unit, which is headquartered in Singapore and has annual sales corresponding to approximately SEK 1.2 billion. In 2002, the Trelleborg Engineered Systems business area posted net sales of slightly more than SEK 3.3 billion, with around 2,800 employees. The business area has production in Sweden, Norway, the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Spain, the United States, Canada, Singapore and Australia, as well as a full-coverage distribution organization for industrial supplies in Europe and North America. Georg Brunstam, current President of the business area, is leaving Trelleborg to become President and CEO of Swedish plastic components company, Nolato AB. For further information, please contact Trelleborg's Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, Mikael Byström, +46 (0) 410-67 037 or mobile: 0708-552169. A picture of Peter Nilsson is available in the image archive in News and Media on our homepage www.trelleborg.com Trelleborg is a global industrial group. Operations are based on spearhead competence within polymer materials and a high level of industrial know-how, combined with functional solutions and systems designed to meet the needs of our customers. The Trelleborg Group has annual sales of approximately SEK 18 billion, with about 15,000 employees in 40 countries. Trelleborg consists of four business areas: Trelleborg Automotive, Trelleborg Wheel Systems, Trelleborg Engineered Systems and Trelleborg Building Systems. The Trelleborg share has been quoted on the A List of Stockholmsbörsen since 1964. www.trelleborg.com ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/02/28/20030228BIT00230/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/02/28/20030228BIT00230/wkr0002.pdf