Lars Häggström, 39, has been appointed Nordea's new head of Group
Human Resources.  He joins Nordea from the position of Senior Vice
President, Corporate Human Resources at Gambro AB.


Prior to joining Gambro AB, Lars Häggström has held senior HR
positions in Eli Lilly & Co in Sweden, the UK and the US and with
AstraZeneca, as Head of HR for Sweden Operations.

- Lars's experience in senior HR positions in large international
companies is valuable for Nordea. We hope to utilise Lars's expertise
and new ideas in our ambition to go from good to great, says Gunn
Wærsted, Head of People and Identity and a member of Group Executive
Management at Nordea.

Lars Häggström holds a Bachelor of Science degree in HR Development
and Labour Relations from the University of Linköping and has
specialised in Personnel Management and Educational Planning at the
University of Uppsala.

The appointment takes effect in June 2008. Lars Häggström succeeds
Gunnel Tolfes, who left her position at the end of 2007. Nordea today
employs close to 35,000 employees.

For further information:
Lars Häggström, +46 8 733 66 65 77
Claus Christensen, Chief Press Officer, Denmark, +45 3333 1279


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