Patrick Lawlor appointed President Americas and Member of the Group Management Team of Gränges

In preparation of Gränges acquisition of Noranda’s downstream aluminium rolling
operations in the United States, Patrick Lawlor has been appointed President
Americas of Gränges, effective 22 August, 2016. He will replace Daniel Daoust,
who will take on the role of Vice President Sales & Marketing Automotive for the
Americas. Patrick Lawlor will be a member of Gränges Group Management Team
reporting to Gränges’ CEO Johan Menckel.

“I am very happy to have Patrick Lawlor on board at Gränges. He has a wealth of
experience and knowledge to manage our operations in the Americas where Gränges
is now entering a new phase as a global player in rolled aluminium”, says Johan
Menckel, CEO of Gränges.

Patrick Lawlor has extensive experience from the aluminium industry, most
recently at Sapa Group, where he was President Americas for Sapa Extrusions from
2010 to 2015. He successfully managed the integration of Sapa’s acquisition of
the US Indalex Group during 2009-2010, while being a CFO of Sapa Extrusions
North America. Before joining the Sapa Group, Patrick Lawlor was CFO of Indalex
from 2007-2009 and held several managerial positions within Norsk Hydro from
1997-2007.

Scott Croft has been appointed COO of Gränges Americas, effective at closing of
the transaction. Scott Croft is currently President Flat Rolled Products and
Commercial Officer at Noranda Aluminum.

For further information, please contact:

Pernilla Grennfelt, Director Communications and IR of Gränges
pernilla.grennfelt@granges.com, tel: +46 702 90 99 55

The information in this press release is such that Gränges must disclose
pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for
publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, on
Wednesday, 17 August, 2016, at 17.45 CET.


About Gränges
Gränges is a leading global supplier of rolled products for brazed aluminium
heat exchangers. The company develops, produces and markets advanced materials
that enhance efficiency in the customer manufacturing process and the
performance of the final products; brazed heat exchangers. The company’s
geographical markets are Europe, Asia and the Americas. Its production
facilities are located in Finspång, Sweden, and Shanghai, China, and have a
combined annual capacity of 220,000 metric tonnes. Gränges has some 950
employees and net sales in 2015 totalled SEK 5,494 million. Its shares have been
listed on Nasdaq Stockholm since October 2014. More information on Gränges is
available at granges.com.