As the Board of Directors and CEO have differing views regarding the ongoing development of the company and what is required in the form of leadership and clarity, the Board has decided to terminate the employment of CEO Leif Brodén with immediate effect.At the same time, a decision has been made to extend temporarily the responsibilities of the President of Södra Cell, Gunilla Saltin, to also include the role of CEO for the entire Södra group.Recruitment of a new CEO will begin immediately. Until a new CEO is appointed, Board Chairman Christer Segerstéen will extend his involvement in the company and take over as Acting Chairman. In this role, he will mainly assist the Acting CEO with ownership and industry issues.Leif Brodén has been employed by Södra since 1999, initially to head Södra Cell, and then as CEO and Group President. Södra has developed very strongly during this time, the company writes in a press release.However, the Board has arrived at the conclusion that it is time for a new type of leadership, and for a new CEO to work together with the Board to produce and then implement the strategy to follow Södra’s current long-term plan, which will remain in force until 2014.Gunilla Saltin has been the President of Södra Cell, Södra’s biggest business area, since 2008. She joined Södra in 2000, and she has previously held the position of Plant Manager at Södra Cell Värö.