RNB RETAIL AND BRANDS: Ann Surtell New Head of Human Resources at RNB

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RNB Retail and Brands (STO:RNBS)

RNB RETAIL AND BRANDS has appointed Ann Surtell as Head of Human Resources and member of Group Executive Management. She currently holds a similar position at Empower AB. She will take up her position at RNB RETAIL AND BRANDS January 1, 2016.

Ann Surtell is 57 years old and has held positions as human resources executive at the Forex bank Group, hr-director at the Resurs Group as well as Euroclear. Ann has also long experience from the HR-department at Svenska Handelsbanken and a solid education in economics and human resource management.

– HR plays an essential role in continued development of RNB. I am very pleased to welcome Ann to RNB RETAIL AND BRANDS. Ann has extensive and deep knowledge of HR-work and is the right person to lead the Human Resources function. In her new role Ann Surtell will develop and execute HR programs and initiatives to support operational objectives, Magnus Håkansson, Group President and CEO says.

RNB RETAIL AND BRANDS owns, operates and develops fashion, clothing, accessories, jewelry and cosmetics stores that focus on providing excellent service and a world-class shopping experience. Sales are mainly conducted in Scandinavia through the store concepts Brothers and Polarn O. Pyret, as well as through shops in the department stores NK in Stockholm and Gothenburg. RNB RETAIL AND BRANDS has operations in 11 countries. RNB RETAIL AND BRANDS has been listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm Exchange since 2001.

The information is such that RNB Retail and Brands AB (publ) is required to disclose in accordance with the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act and/or the Swedish Securities Market Act. The information was submitted for publishing on October 19, 2015, at 3 p.m.

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