Regina Ekström appointed Head of Human Resources

Regina Ekström has been appointed Senior Vice President Human Resources for Cloetta. She succeeds Edwin Kist who retires.

Regina Ekström has been Human Resource and Communication Director for Cloetta Scandinavia since 2004. Prior to joining Cloetta she held several positions within Human Resources and marketing, including Head of Human Resources for Nestlé Sweden and Findus Nordic.

“Regina Ekström knows Cloetta very well and played an instrumental role within Human Resources during the merger between Cloetta and Leaf in 2012. She will now be responsible for developing the Human Resource function throughout the entire organisation”, says Bengt Baron, CEO of Cloetta.

Regina Ekström will report to the CEO and be a member of Group Management. She will assume her new position as of 1 January, 2015.

Media contact
Jacob Broberg, SVP Corporate Communications & Investor Relations, 46 70 190 00 33.

About Cloetta
Cloetta, founded in 1862, is a leading confectionary company in the Nordic region, the Netherlands, and Italy. In total, Cloetta products are sold in more than 50 countries worldwide. Cloetta owns some of the strongest brands on the market, such as Läkerol, Cloetta, Jenkki, Kexchoklad, Malaco, Sportlife, Saila, Red Band and Sperlari. Cloetta has 11 production units in six countries. Cloetta’s class B-shares are traded on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm. More information about Cloetta is available on www.cloetta.com