Peter Granat appointed new President and CEO of Cision

Cision AB (publ) today announces that Hans Gieskes is stepping down as President
and CEO of Cision. He is succeeded by Peter Granat, currently CEO of Cision
North America, effective immediately.

Peter Granat will remain in his role as CEO for the business in North America.

“Since Hans Gieskes came to Cision at a critical time in 2008, he has been
instrumental in the transformation of the company into a well-positioned market
leader. Also, he had an active part in the succession deliberations, in order to
ensure a smooth handover to Peter”, says Anders Böös, Chairman of the Board of
Cision.

“Now that we have concluded a number of key milestones in our turnaround and
transformation process, it’s the right time to hand over to an experienced
internal successor like Peter”, says Hans Gieskes, outgoing CEO of Cision.

“At Cision, we understand that behind every brand there is a story. Public
relations is evolving into the business of helping brands tell their story
through many different media channels. I'm delighted to have been given the
opportunity to lead the continued transformation of Cision to an even stronger
company in the years ahead", says Peter Granat, incoming CEO of Cision.

A non-recurring item in connection with releasing Hans Gieskes from his contract
will amount to SEK 8 million and will affect the result in the first quarter of
2013.

About Peter Granat:
Chief Executive Officer North America, born 1970. Employed since 2003. Holds an
MBA from Kellogg School of Management. Former Senior Vice President, Business
Development at MediaMap.
For more information:
Anders Böös, Chairman of the Board, phone: +46 8 507 410 11

Cision AB (publ)
P.O. Box 24194
SE-104 51 Stockholm, Sweden
Corp Identity No. SE556027951401
Telephone: 46 (0)8 507 410 00
http://corporate.cision.com

The information provided herein is such that Cision AB (publ) is obligated to
disclose pursuant to the Swedish Securities Markets Act (SFS 2007:528) and/or
the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act (SFS 1991:980). The information
was submitted for publication at 08:30 AM CET on February 25, 2013.
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