Lars Sternmarker, managing director of IMG Scandinavia, will take on responsibility for driving IMG's new strategy for Russia, the CIS and Baltic States.

As part of the company�s global restructuring process, he will become senior vice-president, IMG and regional managing director of IMG Scandinavia, Russia, the CIS and Baltic States.

Martin Englund steps up to become senior vice-president, IMG and managing director of IMG Scandinavia, with day-to-day management responsibility for the Scandinavian operation based in Stockholm.
 
Sternmarker will continue to be based in IMG's Stockholm office, overseeing the Scandinavian operation, but will now direct the majority of his attention to business development and sales activity throughout the region, and to developing IMG's output in Russia, the CIS and Baltic States.

Andrew Hampel, managing director of IMG Europe, Africa and Middle East, said: "We have identified Russia as being a market place with significant potential and are making these changes in order to put IMG in the best position to assist our clients and business partners in exploiting that potential."

Both new roles take effect immediately.