Regulatory News:
Thomas Söderqvist, currently General Manager for the Boliden Area’s
mining operations, has been appointed Senior Vice President Corporate
Responsibility for Boliden Group (STO:BOL)(TSX:BLS) from 1 September.
Thomas will be a member of the group management team and he succeeds
Henrik Östberg, who is leaving Boliden to concentrate on his own
business.
The group function Corporate Responsibility (CR) includes the areas of
environment, safety, personnel and communication, all of which are areas
that demand strong leadership and a deep understanding of the special
needs of the mining and metals sector.
Tomas Söderqvist returned to Boliden in 2012 from Sandvik, where he had
been Senior Vice President Marketing and Sales at Sandvik Mining and
Construction, having previously worked in different business areas and
various central functions within the Sandvik group. Before moving to
Sandvik, Thomas worked at Boliden, among other things as Mine Manager
for Laisvall and Saxberget.
- I would like to thank Henrik Östberg, who has since 2008 made a strong
contribution to the positive development we have seen in recent years.
He has been an asset in making Boliden a more modern company. At the
same time I welcome Thomas Söderqvist to the management team. With his
technical expertise and long experience of the receiving side of the
central functions, he will strengthen the integration of the group’s CR
efforts, says Boliden CEO Lennart Evrell.
Boliden is a metals company with a commitment to sustainable
development. Our roots are Nordic, but our business is global. The
company’s core competence is within the fields of exploration, mining,
smelting and metals recycling. Boliden has about 4,900 employees and an
annual turnover of SEK 37 billion. The stock is listed in the Large Cap
segment on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm. www.boliden.com
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