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Anders Igel, age 56, was appointed to the Board of Directors on May 22, 2006. He was appointed President and CEO of Swedish telecom operator Telia on July 1, 2002. Since the merger of Telia and Finnish telecom operator Sonera on December 2002, he is the President and CEO of TeliaSonera. Before joining Telia, Anders Igel was President and CEO of Esselte. During the course of his twenty-year career at Ericsson, Mr. Igel served at various executive positions within the group, as a responsible of Middle East, Southeast Asia and Latin America operations, Managing Director of Ericsson Ltd. in the UK, held managerial positions at Public Networks and Infocom Systems business areas and acted as Executive Vice President of the Ericsson Group. Anders Igel holds a B.S. degree in Business Administration and Economics and has a M.S. degree in Engineering. | 