SCA appoints head of research and technology

SCA appoints head of research and technology Ole Terland (44) has been appointed Senior Vice President, Corporate Research and Technology for SCA. Ole Terland is currently President of the Corrugated Board Division within SCA Packaging Europe. Prior the position at SCA Packaging, Ole Terland was Managing Director of SCA's paper mill in Laakirchen, Austria. Terland is Doctor of Technology and his main objective will be to strengthen and develop the Group's synergies within the field of research and technology. Ole Terland will be based at SCA's head office in Stockholm and he will assume his new position on 1 July 2003. Stockholm, 28 March 2003 SVENSKA CELLULOSA AKTIEBOLAGET SCA (publ) Communications and Investor Relations For further information, please contact: Jan Åström, President and CEO. Phone: +46 70-586 07 01 ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/03/28/20030328BIT00310/wkr0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2003/03/28/20030328BIT00310/wkr0002.pdf