Anders Danielsson has been appointed president of Skanska Sweden to replace Mats Williamson who recently moved to become president of Skanska UK.

Anders Danielsson has been appointed president of Skanska Sweden to replace Mats Williamson who recently moved to become president of Skanska UK.

After joining Skanska in 1991, Anders Danielsson held a variety of positions in the company's Swedish operations. Since 2003, he has been executive vice president and member of the business unit's management team.

Skanska Sweden is one of the largest construction companies in Sweden with operations in the building and civil engineering area. The company has approximately 11,000 employees and generated revenues totalling about SEK 27bn (almost EUR 2.9bn) in 2007. Skanska is also active in the development of residential and commercial premises in Sweden.