Changes in Kesko Food management

KESKO FOOD LTD PRESS RELEASE 31.05.2013 AT 9.30 1(1)

The areas of responsibility of Kesko Food Ltd's management to change starting from 1 June 2013.

Petteri Niemi, 46, M.Sc. (Food Sc.), has been appointed Vice President responsible for logistics and IT functions. Ari Akseli, 40, M.Sc. (Econ.) has been appointed Vice President responsible for Commerce. Pekka Hiilesniemi, 58, M.Sc. (Econ. & Bus. Adm.), has been appointed Vice President responsible for K-citymarket, food. Jesper Åberg, 46, M.Sc. (Econ.), has been appointed Vice President responsible for marketing.

Starting from 1 June 2013, Kesko Food's management group will be composed of Jorma Rauhala, Pekka Hiilesniemi, Mika Rautiainen, Timo Lavikainen, Ari Akseli, Jesper Åberg, Jarno Kivinen, Kari Heiskanen, Juhani Rontu, Petteri Niemi and Johanna Kontio.

Further information: President Jorma Rauhala, Kesko Food Ltd, tel. +358 105 322 211

Kesko (www.kesko.fi) is a retail specialist whose stores offer quality to the daily lives of consumers. Kesko has about 2,000 stores engaged in chain operations in the Nordic and Baltic countries, Russia, and Belarus.