Arise AB: New CEO at Arise

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The Board of Directors of Arise AB (STO:ARISE) has appointed Daniel Johansson as the company’s new CEO. Daniel will take up the post on 18 January 2016 and replaces Peter Nygren, who earlier this year announced that he would be stepping down as CEO.

Daniel has previously been a State Secretary in the Alliance government, and has worked in the past in the finance industry.

"We are extremely pleased to have been able to appoint Daniel Johansson as the new CEO at Arise. Daniel has extensive experience from the finance and energy sectors, as well as the sound leadership background we need to be able to continue realising our strategy within the wind power field,” says Joachim Gahm, Chairman of the Board of Directors at Arise.

"It is my belief that the role of CEO at Arise will prove to be very exciting and an inspiration. I am delighted by the trust placed in me and look forward to developing the company alongside my new colleagues,” says Daniel Johansson.

Halmstad, 20 October 2015

ARISE AB (publ)

The information contained herein constitutes information which Arise AB is legally required to publish under the Swedish Securities Market Act (2007:528) and/or the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act (1991:980). The information was released for publication at 13.30 pm on 20 October 2015.

About Arise

Arise is one of Sweden's leading wind power companies with the business concept to develop, build and manage onshore wind farms for its own account and on behalf of investors. The company is listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm.

Arise AB (publ), P.O. Box 808, SE-301 18 Halmstad, Sweden, telephone 46 (0)35 20 20 900, corporate id .no. 556274-6726

E-mail info@arise.se, www.arise.se

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