Taru Ämmälä appointed as Raisio Group’s Chief People Officer

Raisio plc, Stock Exchange Release, August 14, 2020, at 11.30 Finnish time

M. Sc. Econ. & Bus. Adm. Taru Ämmälä has been appointed as Chief People Officer and as a member of the Executive Committee of Raisio plc, starting from the beginning of January 2021.

Taru Ämmälä will transfer to Raisio from her current position as Chief Human Resources Officer at Nordkalk Corporation. She has wide experience in HR management having worked in different HR roles in Nordkalk since 2004.

“I am pleased that we will have an excellent HR professional continuing the work which Merja Lumme, our long-term Vice President, Human Resources, has done in our company. She has decided to leave business for personal reasons and in order to give time for other parts of life,” states Pekka Kuusniemi, President and CEO of Raisio plc.

Taru Ämmälä’s photo can be found via: http://brandbank.raisio.com/l/gfPwwHHDTCk2

In Raisio, August 14, 2020
Raisio plc
Board of Directors

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RAISIO PLC
Raisio is an international company specialized in healthy, responsibly produced food, ingredients and fish feeds. Our well-known brands include, for example, Benecol, Elovena, Sunnuntai, Torino and Benella. In Raisio’s products, the focus is on well-being, health, good taste and sustainable development. Profitable growth is ensured through our strong expertise and passion for creating new. Raisio’s shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. In 2019, the Group’s net sales totaled EUR 236 million and EBIT was EUR 27 million. Raisio employs about 350 people. Our food is good for Health, Heart and Earth. For more information on Raisio go to www.raisio.com.