Fredrik von Oelreich new CEO of Candyking
Fredrik von Oelreich has been appointed new CEO of Candyking Holding AB (publ) as of 1 March 2014. Fredrik von Oelreich has been a member of Candyking’s Board of Directors since 2010. He will replace David von Laskowski.
Fredrik von Oelreich is 52 years of age and holds an MSc in Business administration from the Stockholm School of Economics and an international management education from IMD Busi-ness School in Lausanne. Fredrik has formerly served as CEO of Duni AB (publ) (2007-2012) and has before that had a long international career at Swedish Match AB.
“Fredrik has excellent knowledge of Candyking’s activities after serving for several years on the company board,” says Jan Ohlsson, Chairman of Candyking’s Board of Directors. “His main objective as new CEO will be to continue to implement efficiency measures for improved profitability as well as to evaluate the company’s growth strategy.”
“I am excited about my new role at Candyking,” says Fredrik von Oelreich. “Candyking is a market leader that I have had the benefit to follow closely for a couple of years. I look very much forward to develop the company from a solid platform, together with a strong owner, with focus on profitable growth.”
For additional information, please contact:
Jan Ohlsson, +46 70 515 69 15 or jan.ohlsson@accentequity.se
Fredrik von Oelreich, +46 73 419 61 22 or f.v.o@sunrise.ch
About Candyking
Candyking was founded in 1984 and is the leading supplier of pick & mix in the Nordic region, the UK and Ireland and has operations in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. 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 2012, the company had about 1,000 employees and sales of about SEK 1.75 billion. More information is available at www.candyking.com
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