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Changes in Oriola-KD's Group Management Team
13.2.2012
Oriola-KD Corporation Stock Exchange Release 13 February 2012 at 2.00 pm Mr Konstantin Minin, doctor (b.1974), commercial director of Oriola-KD's Stary Lekar and 03 Apteka pharmacy chains in Russia, has been appointed Vice President, Pharmaceutical Retail Russia, and member of Oriola-KD's Group Management Team as of 1 March 2012. Before joining Oriola-KD, Mr Minin served as Executive Director of the Russian based Rive Gauche cosmetics retail chain in 2008-2010, and has additionally from 2002 held other management positions in retail businesses in Russia. Mr Henry Fogels, Vice President, Pharmaceutical Trade, Russia, is as of 1 March 2012 responsible for Oriola-KD's pharmaceutical wholesale business in Russia. He continues as member of Oriola-KD's Group Management Team. The goal of this change is to ensure maximal management focus for both Oriola- KD's businesses in Russia in the challenging competitive environment. As of 1 March 2012, Oriola-KD's Group Management Team is composed of: * Eero Hautaniemi, President and CEO * Lars Birkeland, Vice President, Pharmaceutical Retail, Sweden * Henry Fogels, Vice President, Pharmaceutical Wholesale, Russia * Thomas Gawell, Vice President, Pharmaceutical Wholesale, Sweden * Konstantin Minin, Vice President, Pharmaceutical Retail, Russia * Jukka Niemi, Vice President, Pharmaceutical Wholesale, Finland and Baltics * Kimmo Virtanen, Executive Vice President & CFO Oriola-KD Corporation Eero Hautaniemi President and CEO Kimmo Virtanen Executive Vice President and CFO Further information: Eero Hautaniemi President and CEO tel. +358 (0)10 429 2109 e-mail: eero.hautaniemi@oriola-kd.com Pellervo Hämäläinen Vice President, Communications and IR tel. +358 (0)10 429 2497 e-mail: pellervo.hamalainen@oriola-kd.com Distribution NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd Principal media Published by: Oriola-KD Corporation Corporate Communications Orionintie 5 FI-02200 Espoo, Finland www.oriola-kd.com [HUG#1585020]