AKTIA PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 31.8.2011 at 8.30 am
Aktia Plc
Stock Exchange Release 31.8.2011 at 8.30 am
Customer-oriented business operations and strong regional presence are cornerstones: the Executive Committee focuses on strategic matters and a strong operational Aktia Management Group is formed.
In order to meet the general demands on the financial market and to reach Group goals for growth and profitability in the coming years, Aktia focuses even more on customer-orientation in the new model for business operations. The network of 72 branches is divided into five regions that provide services for private customers as well as for entrepreneurs and corporate customers.
Director Barbro Karhulahti is in charge of the regional organisation in the Helsinki area, Director Gösta Råholm of the Pohjanmaa region and real estate agency services, Director Christer Nyback of the Western Uusimaa and Turunmaa region, Director Carl Pettersson of the Eastern Uusimaa region, Director Pasi Pitkäjärvi of the region consisting of the areas around the cities Turku, Tampere and Oulu. The region directors report to Deputy Managing Director Taru Narvanmaa.
Members of Aktia's Executive Committee are Managing Director/CEO Jussi Laitinen, Deputy Managing Directors Stefan Björkman, Taru Narvanmaa, Robert Sergelius and Jarl Sved as well as Director Magnus Weurlander.
The region directors are members of Aktia's new operational Management Group. Other members of the operational Management Group are Executive Committee members Jussi Laitinen, Stefan Björkman (Finance and IR, IT, Treasury, Aktia Real Estate Mortgage Bank, insurance businesses), Taru Narvanmaa (sales, marketing, sales support, product and concept development), Robert Sergelius (Private Banking, Asset Management and Corporate Services as well as Mutual funds and Stock trading accounts), Jarl Sved (strategic planning, HR and communications), Magnus Weurlander (banking products and processes, regional back office and risk control) as well as directors Anders Nordman (non-life insurance), Olav Uppgård (Group investments, real estate, bank legal, co-operation with local banks, and projects) and Marit Leinonen as staff representative.
The appointments will enter into force on 1 September 2011.
– Aktia has been successful despite turbulence on the financial markets in recent years. Continued low interest rate levels and increased regulation do, however, have an unfavourable impact on our profitability. Further, several acquisitions and a wider range of products and services have increased complexity within the Group. We aim at swifter decision-making and more effective operations through simpler management structures. We are integrating services for private and corporate customers in order to strengthen local presence and to make sure decisions are made as close to the customer as possible, says Managing Director/ CEO Laitinen.
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For more information, please contact:
Jussi Laitinen, Managing Director/CEO, tel. +358 10 247 6250
From: Anna Gabrán, head of IR, tel +358 10 247 6501
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