It is with great sadness that Tele2 AB announces that the Founder and Chairman of the company, Mr. Jan Hugo Stenbeck, has passed away at the age of 59 years old.

Mr. Stenbeck suffered a heart attack at the American Hospital in Paris on Monday night after a brief illness.

 

Mr. Stenbeck was also the Founder and Chairman of Invik & Co. AB, MTG AB, Metro International S.A., Millicom International S.A., Transcom WorldWide S.A. and was the Chairman of Industriförvaltnings AB Kinnevik.

 

Stockholm August 20, 2002