Changes in Atria Plc management
ATRIA PLC COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT 29 July 2010, 8.00 am
Changes in Atria Plc management Atria Plc announces the following changes in the Group management. Atria Finland Ltd's Managing Director Juha Gröhn, M.Sc. (Food Sc.) has been appointed Managing Director, Atria Scandinavia AB effective 1 September 2010. Mr Gröhn will continue as Atria Plc's Executive Vice President and Deputy CEO, and he will be responsible for Primary Production and Meat Raw Material Procurement. Mr Gröhn joined Atria Group in 1990. He has been the Managing Director of Atria Finland Ab since 2006 and Business Area Director of Atria Baltic since 2007. Atria Scandinavia AB's current Managing Director Michael Forsmark has accepted a position in another company and will be leaving Atria in September. The President and CEO of Atria Plc, Matti Tikkakoski, M.Sc. (Econ.), will be appointed Atria Finland Ltd's Managing Director effective 1 September 2010. Mr Tikkakoski, President and CEO of Atria Plc since 2005, has solid experience in the field of Finnish consumer goods retail trade. He will continue as Atria Plc's President and CEO. Atria Plc's CFO Tomas Back, M.Sc. (Econ.), will be appointed Business Area Director Atria Baltic as of 1 September 2010. He will continue as CFO of Atria Plc. Mr Back has been CFO at Atria since 2007. From 1990 to 2007 he was with Huhtamäki Oyj, working in international positions in the economic and financial affairs department. Atria Estonia's Managing Director Rauno Väisänen reports to Tomas Back. From 1 September 2010, the Business Area Director in charge of the business areas will be - Atria Finland, Matti Tikkakoski - Atria Scandinavia, Juha Gröhn - Atria Russia, Juha Ruohola - Atria Baltic, Tomas Back These changes aim to improve Atria's market position and strengthen international managerial competence in Atria's operations. Atria's vision is to be the number one choice for consumers and customers in fresh foods in the Baltic Sea region and European Russia. Improvement of the profitability of international operations, overall strengthening of the Group's market position and organic growth are the main goals for the near future. ATRIA PLC Matti Tikkakoski President and CEO For further information, please contact Matti Tikkakoski, President and CEO, tel. +358 50 2582. Press conference at Atria Plc's Helsinki office (address Läkkisepäntie 23, 06300 Helsinki) on 29 July 2010, starting at 9.30 a.m. To participate in the press conference, please call +358 400 638 839 / Hanne Kortesoja. DISTRIBUTION Nasdaq OMX Helsinki Ltd Principal media www.atriagroup.com