Anders Årling new President of Skanska Infrastructure Development

Anders Årling new President of Skanska Infrastructure Development

Anders Årling has been appointed new President of Skanska Infrastructure
Development. He succeeds Thomas Alm, Executive Vice President of Skanska AB, who
has served as Acting President since last year. Anders Årling assumes his new
position immediately. 

Anders Årling joined Skanska ten years ago as Vice President of Skanska
Financial Services. He has served as President of Skanska Financial Services
since 2002, during which he developed the unit into a financial services
function that supports the company's operations and participates in many
transactions for the units in the various home markets. Anders Årling studied
business at Stockholm University and prior to joining Skanska he was employed at
Securum.

”Our strategic focus on PPP, public private partnerships, remains firm. We are
convinced that PPP offers favorable future expansion possibilities. Anders
Årling's excellent leadership qualities and in-depth knowledge of Skanska,
combined with his documented ability to create financial solutions, make him
highly suited to manage and develop Skanska ID in the years ahead,” says Johan
Karlström, Skanska's President and CEO. 

Skanska Infrastructure Development focus on operations in public private
partnerships, that is, privately financed infrastructure. In PPP projects,
Skanska has total responsibility for the entire development chain, from design
and financing to construction, operation and maintenance. At year-end 2007, the
project portfolio totaled 15 projects in Europe and Latin America, with an
estimated market value of SEK 9.4 billion, an increase of SEK 3.1 billion
compared with 2006.



For further information please contact:

Anders Lilja, Senior Vice President Investor Relations, Skanska AB,
tel +46 8 753 88 01
Peter Gimbe, Press Officer, Skanska AB, tel +46 8 753 88 38
Direct line for media: tel +46 8 753 88 99


This and previous releases can also be found at www.skanska.com

Skanska AB may be required to disclose the information provided herein pursuant
to the Securities Markets Act.

Skanska is one of the world's leading construction groups with expertise in
construction, development of commercial and residential projects and
public-private partnerships. The Group currently has 60,000 employees in
selected home markets in Europe, in the US and Latin America. Headquartered in
Stockholm, Sweden and listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange, Skanska's sales in
2007 totaled SEK 139 billion.