Talentum Oyj - Changes board/management/auditors

TALENTUM’S NEW GROUP EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT

Helsinki, Finland, 2012-01-18 08:00 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Talentum Oyj       
  Company Announcement January 18, 2012 at 9.00 am 

TALENTUM'S NEW GROUP EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT

Talentum Oyj has amended its business unit organisation in order to support
better the current business operations. Accordingly a new Group Executive
Management has been formed, and it consists mainly of business unit directors. 

The new Group Executive Management as of January 18, 2012 consists of Chief
Executive Officer Aarne Aktan (Chairman), Chief Financial Director Niclas
Köhler, Managing Director Roger Thorén of publishing Sweden, Director Elina
Yrjölä of publishing Finland, Director Johan Ehrström of event business and
Vice Executive President, General Counsel Lasse Rosengren, who is also
responsible for book publishing and legal training in Finland. All members of
the Group Executive Management report to the CEO. 

Johan Ehrström, Roger Thorén and Elina Yrjölä are new members of the GEM.
- Johan Ehrström has worked for Talentum since autumn 2010, when Talentum
acquired IIR Finland Oy (currently Talentum Events Oy). He is responsible for
Talentum's event business in Finland, Sweden and Denmark. 
- Roger Thorén has worked for Talentum since 1998, in several positions among
others as the editor-in-chief of Miljörapporten and Byggvärlden and is
currently the Managing Director of Talentum publishing in Sweden. 
- Elina Yrjölä has worked for Talentum since 2002, among others as the
editor-in-chief of Mediuutiset as well as Managing Director of the publishing
company, a journalist of Talouselämä and is currently Director of Talentum
publishing in Finland. 

”After the recent divestments this was the moment to take the business unit
organisation structure one step further and streamline the management system.
In Talentum's present phase of development it is important that our business
unit directors are also as members of the Group Executive Management making
decisions and taking responsibility for the company's performance”, says Aarne
Aktan, CEO. 

Talentum Oyj
Aarne Aktan
CEO

Further information
CEO Aarne Aktan, tel. +358 40 342 4440

Distribution
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
Principal media
www.talentum.com

Talentum is a publisher and producer of information for professionals. The
Talentum Group employs some 800 people in Finland, Sweden, Denmark, the Baltic
countries and Russia. Talentum's Finnish media are Talouselämä, Arvopaperi,
Fakta, Tekniikka&Talous, MikroPC, Tietoviikko, Markkinointi&Mainonta,
Metallitekniikka, Mediuutiset, while in Sweden it publishes Ny Teknik,
Affärsvärlden, Dagens Media, Lag&Avtal and Arbetarskydd. Talentum Events
produces seminars and events for business professionals. Talentum is also the
leading publisher of a wide range of legal and professional literature and an
instructor in the legal field. Talentum Oyj is listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
Oy.