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New appointments in Boliden's Management Group

BDNNY | November 20, 2015

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Mikael Staffas – Director Boliden Mines Håkan Gabrielsson – new CFO

Mikael Staffas has been named as business area manager for Boliden Mines and Håkan Gabrielsson as new CFO for the Boliden Group. Both will form part of Boliden's Management Group. Mikael Staffas will take up his new post with immediate effect, whilst maintaining his position as CFO until Håkan Gabrielsson assumes that role.

The new appointments mark Boliden's focus on productivity and strong leadership. "During his time as CFO and member of the Group Management, as well as serving as acting Director for Boliden Mines, Mikael Staffas has built up a lot of expertise about the mining business. Håkan Gabrielsson has broad experience of financial management, and since his time as manager for the controller function at Boliden also has extensive knowledge of the Group", says Boliden's CEO Lennart Evrell.

Mikael Staffas has been employed by Boliden since 2011. Mikael originally qualified as an academic engineer at KTH, Stockholm, and holds an MBA from INSEAD in France. He previously held the position of CFO at the forestry company Södra and as consultant at McKinsey.

Håkan Gabrielsson is a qualified graduate economist from Linköping University, and comes from a position as CFO at the Stockholm Stock Exchange listed company Fagerhult. During the years 2009-2011 Håkan was Director Group Controlling at Boliden, having previously been employed by Electrolux, Ericsson and the aluminium company Sapa.

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 a total of approximately 4,900 employees and a turnover of SEK 37 billion. Its shares is listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm, segment Large Cap.

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