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Alma Media - Changes board/management/auditors

Changes in Management Team: Alma Media appoints Vesa-Pekka Kirsi as Senior Vice President of Alma Markets and member of the Group Executive Team of Alma Media


Alma Media Corporation Stock Exchange Release 16 July 2019 at 2 p.m. (EEST)

CHANGES IN MANAGEMENT TEAM: ALMA MEDIA APPOINTS VESA-PEKKA KIRSI AS SENIOR VICE
PRESIDENT OF ALMA MARKETS AND MEMBER OF THE GROUP EXECUTIVE TEAM OF ALMA MEDIA

BA Vesa-Pekka Kirsi (b. 1969) has been appointed as Senior Vice President of
Alma Markets and a member of Group Executive Team. He will take the position
September 1st 2019 at the latest.  Kirsi has been working in various business
management positions since 2011 at Fonecta, and most recently as the Business
Unit Director of Fonecta’s B2B business unit. He has previously led positions in
international business, sales and marketing
including Tanla Solutions, Openbit Ltd. and Nokia.

- Kirsi’s versatile experience in international business management and in
digital new business development provides a good ground for leading
our highly profitable and growing Alma Markets business segment, Alma Media
President and CEO Kai Telanne says.

-Well managed Alma Media is a company already long way in its digital
transformation. The solid growing and international Alma Markets is the most
interesting part of the Alma Media. I will take up the challenge with relish as
well as a great opportunity, says Vesa-Pekka Kirsi.

For more information: Kai Telanne, President and CEO, Alma Media, tel: +358 10
665 3500

Alma Media Corporation
Elina Kukkonen
Communications Director

Distribution:  NASDAQ Helsinki, main media, www.almamedia.com
Alma Media in brief

Alma Media is a media company focusing on the service business and journalistic
content. The company’s best-known brands are Kauppalehti, Talouselämä,
Affärsvärlden, Iltalehti, Aamulehti, Etuovi.com and Monster. Alma Media builds
sustainable growth for its customers by utilising the opportunities of
digitalisation, including information services, system and expert services and
advertising solutions. Alma Media’s operations have expanded from Finland to the
Nordic countries, the Baltics and Central Europe. Alma Media employs
approximately 1,900 professionals (excluding delivery employees), of which
approximately 30% work outside Finland. Alma Media’s revenue in 2018 was EUR
354.6 million. Alma Media’s share is listed on NASDAQ Helsinki. Read more at
www.almamedia.com.