Micronic Names Masashi Tsutsui President of Micronic Japan K.K.

12/13/2001 3:40 AM EST

Täby, Sweden -- December 13, 2001 -- Micronic Laser Systems AB (OM
Stockholm Exchange: MICR), a leading manufacturer of laser pattern
generation equipment to the semiconductor and display industries, today
announced the appointment of Masashi Tsutsui to the position of
president of Micronic Japan K.K., Micronic's Japanese subsidiary. In
this role, Mr. Tsutsui is chartered with strengthening Micronic Japan
K.K.'s position in the Japanese marketplace and leading its overall
operations. Mr. Tsutsui will report directly to Ulf Sundström,
Micronic's vice president of sales and customer support.

As president, Mr. Tsutsui is responsible for securing Micronic's entry
into the Japanese semiconductor market and maintaining its leadership
within the display market. He will also be focused on further developing
its customer support organization, which currently consists of technical
service, installation and application support.

"Mr. Tsutsui will be a powerful resource in accelerating the development
on our Japanese business. He will play an integral role in strengthening
and developing this business in line with Micronic's overall corporate
strategies," said Sven Löfquist, Micronic President and CEO.

Mr. Tsutsui joins Micronic Japan K.K. from Marubeni Corporation, where
he worked for nearly two decades, most recently serving as assistant
general manager of the Nuclear Power Department. While at Marubeni, he
was instrumental in commercially importing nuclear fuels from the U.S.
for the first time in history.

Mr. Tsutsui holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Waseda
University in Tokyo, Japan.

About Micronic Laser Systems AB
Micronic Laser Systems AB is a Swedish high-tech company engaged in the
development, manufacture and marketing of a series of extremely accurate
laser pattern generators for the production of photomasks. The
technology involved is known as microlithography. Micronic's systems are
used by the world's leading electronics companies in the manufacture of
television and computer displays, semiconductor circuits and
semiconductor packaging components.
Micronic is located in Täby, north of Stockholm and at present has
subsidiaries in the United States and Japan and a service office in
Taiwan. Micronic's net sales for 2000 amounted to MSEK 704 (MSEK 213 in
1999) and the company has 325 employees. Micronic maintains a web site
at: http://www.micronic.se


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