According to Kesko’s Articles of Association, Kesko’s Auditor shall be an Authorised Public Accountants Organisation which shall designate an Authorised Public Accountant as the auditor with principal responsibility. The Audit Committee conducts preparatory work for the election of the Company’s Auditor, and recommends an Auditor. The Board submits a proposal to the Annual General Meeting for the Company’s Auditor. The Auditor’s term of office is the financial year during which the Auditor is elected, and the Auditor’s term continues until the close of the next Annual General Meeting to follow.
The Annual General Meeting of 2023 elected the firm of authorised public accountants Deloitte Oy as the Company’s Auditor, with APA Jukka Vattulainen as the auditor with principal responsibility. The Annual General Meeting resolved that the Auditor’s fee and the reimbursement of the Auditor’s expenses be paid according to an invoice approved by the Company.