Candyking strengthens the board of directors

At the General assembly in Candyking Holding AB on September 26, 2014, a new board of Directors was elected. The new Board of Directors is composed of representatives from the advisory firm to the main owner, Accent Equity Funds: Bernt Lindberg, Chairman of the Board, Niklas Sloutski and Daniel Thonestad, as well as Candyking’s CEO, Fredrik von Oelreich. In addition Jonny Olsson, who has extensive experience in the consumer goods and retail industries, was elected. This is an important addition to the board of a personality with a strong track record from the industry. Jonny Olsson has held positions such as CEO of Coop Butiker och Stormarknader and leading positions within Kraft Foods. In addition, he has been a member of a number of corporate boards, including Svensk Handel and GS1 Sweden.

”Jonny complements the Board of Candyking with an industrial expertise and solid experience in change management which will be very useful for the continued development of the company,” says Bernt Lindberg, Chairman of Candyking Holding AB

This information was made public on the 2nd of October 2014, at 12:00

For more information, please contact
Fredrik von Oelreich, President & CEO, +46 (0)8 795 03 00

About Candyking
Candyking was founded in 1984 and is the leading supplier of pick & mix in the Nordic region, the UK & Ireland and Poland. Candyking currently has more than 10,000 retail outlets and offers stores a turnkey concept that includes products, displays and accompanying store and logistic services. Candyking’s confectionery concept and brands are Candyking, Karamellkungen, Premiyum and Candyking Favourites. In addition, Candyking is the leading pick & mix supplier of natural snacks in Sweden and Finland under the Parrot’s brand. In 2013, the company had about 1,000 employees and sales of about SEK 1.8 billion. More information is available at www.candyking.com.

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