Esselte Names New Asia Pacific Controller

February 03, 2005

Stamford, Conn., 3 February 2005 - Esselte, the leading global office products company announced that Brendan McGraw, currently Treasury Manager, has been appointed Divisional Controller Asia Pacific.

In his new role, McGraw will report to Helena Wong, president Asia Pacific.

McGraw joined the company two years ago from British Airways where he worked as a Financial Analyst in their Finance and Treasury departments. At Esselte, he has played a significant role in key treasury projects.

“Brendan’s job enlargement is an example of our continuing efforts to develop highly performing employees from within the organisation and provide them with challenging career opportunities,” said Wong.

About Esselte
Esselte, with executive offices in Stamford, Conn., USA, is the leading global office supplies manufacturer with annual sales of approximately USD 1.2 billion, subsidiaries in 29 countries and 6,000 employees worldwide. The company develops innovative solutions that simplify the modern home and workplace. Esselte sells more than 30,000 different office products in over 120 countries; its principal brands include DYMO, Esselte, Leitz, Pendaflex and Xyron. Esselte was founded in 1913 as SLT (Sveriges Litografiska Tryckerier) after the union of 13 Swedish graphics related companies. More information about Esselte can be found by visiting www.esselte.com

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Chris Curran
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Phone: +1 203 355-9022
Email: ccurran@esselte.com