April 27, 2010 (FinancialWire) — The board of Swedish defense and security company Saab (LSE: 0GWL) (STO: SAABB) has appointed Håkan Buskhe as its new president and CEO. Buskhe will take up his position on November 1 at the latest, according to the company.

Buskhe is currently CEO of E.ON Sweden and president of E.ON Nordic, with operations in the Nordic countries and in Poland.

Current Saab president and CEO Åke Svensson will leave the firm on September 1 to become President of the Association of Swedish Engineering Industries.

Sweden-based Saab offers products, services and solutions ranging from military defense to civil security. Saab has operations and employees on all continents.

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