Jan 7 (Reuters) - Mentice AB MNTC.ST :
* MENTICE PUBLISHES PRELIMINARY NET SALES AND ORDER INTAKE
FIGURES
FOR JANUARY-DECEMBER 2019
* PRELIMINARY ORDER INTAKE FOR Q4 AMOUNTED TO 54 (62) MSEK,
120%
OVER PRIOR QUARTER ORDER INTAKE, AMOUNTING TO 40% OF FULL YEAR
ORDERS
* MENTICE - BASED ON PRELIM Q4 FIGURES CO EXPECT FY 2019 TO
END
4-5% BELOW 2018 IN NET SALES, 20% BELOW LAST YEAR IN ORDER
INTAKE
* PRELIMINARY NET SALES AMOUNTED TO 60 MSEK IN Q4
* BASED ON ASSESSMENT OF CURRENT SITUATION OF MEDICAL DEVICE
SYSTEMS SEGMENT, CO NOW IMPLEMENTING CORRECTIVE ACTIONS
* WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT CEO WILL ASSUME DIRECT
RESPONSIBILITY FOR
GLOBAL SALES
* MATAR DAKHIL, PREVIOUSLY HEAD OF GLOBAL SALES, WILL NARROW
HIS
FOCUS TO MEDICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURER'S
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