Pohjola Pankki Oyj - Changes board/management/auditors

Mikael Silvennoinen, Pohjola's President and CEO on sick leave

Pohjola Bank plc
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Release category: Changes Board/Management/Auditors
23 December 2010 at 8.15 am

Mikael Silvennoinen, Pohjola's President and CEO on sick leave

Mikael Silvennoinen, President and CEO of Pohjola Bank plc, has been diagnosed
with a malignant tumour at the base of the tongue. He will be on sick leave for
6-8 weeks from the beginning of January to receive treatment. During this
period, Mr Silvennoinen's duties will be taken over by Pohjola CFO Jouko
Pölönen, who as of 1 January 2011 will also begin work as President of Pohjola
Insurance Ltd, a Pohjola Bank plc subsidiary.

Pohjola Bank plc

Carina Geber-Teir
Chief Communications Officer

Additional information
Reijo Karhinen, Chairman of the Board of Directors, tel. +358 (0)10 252 4500
Carina Geber-Teir, Chief Communications Officer, tel. +358 (0)10 252 8394

DISTRIBUTION
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
London Stock Exchange
Major media
pohjola.fi, op.fi


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