Henrik Blomé to leave Ratos at the close of 2016

This information is disclosed pursuant to the Swedish Securities Market Act, the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act or requirements stipulated in the listing agreement.

Henrik Blomé, Investment Director and deputy CEO of Ratos, has chosen to resign from Ratos after more than 15 years to pursue new challenges. He will continue to work in the investment organisation during the autumn and will not leave the company until after the end of the year.

Henrik Blomé has been a part of the investment organisation at Ratos since 2001 and has been a prominent contributor to the development of many successful companies and investments.

"I have had 15 amazing years at Ratos, but the time has come for me to find a new challenge. I look forward to winding up what I have at hand and working towards a smooth transition this autumn," says Henrik Blomé.

"We are very grateful to have had a powerful force such as Henrik Blomé at Ratos and in our investment organisation for such a long time. He has contributed to many new acquisitions and successful exits. Ratos would like to thank Henrik for his excellent work and wish him every success in his future endeavours," says Susanna Campbell, CEO of Ratos. 

For further information, please contact:
Elin Ljung, Head of Corporate Communications, +46 8 700 17 20

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Ratos is an investment company that owns and develops unlisted medium-sized Nordic companies. Our goal as an active owner is to contribute to the long-term and sustainable business development in the companies we invest in and to make value-generating transactions. Ratos's portfolio consists of 19 medium-sized Nordic companies and the largest segments in terms of sales are Construction, Industrials and Consumer goods/Commerce. Ratos is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm and has a total of approximately 16,000 employees.