Kesko Oyj - Changes board/management/auditors

Decisions of the organisational meeting of Kesko Corporation's Board of Directors

KESKO CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 30.03.2009 AT 17.00 1(1)

The organisational meeting of Kesko Corporation's Board of Directors,
held after the Annual General Meeting, elected Heikki Takamäki as its
Chair and Seppo Paatelainen as its Deputy Chair. The Board of
Directors appointed Maarit Näkyvä as the Chair of the Audit Committee
and Heikki Takamäki as the Chair of the Remuneration Committee.

After the Annual General Meeting, Kesko Corporation's Board of
Directors held an organisational meeting in which it elected Heikki
Takamäki as its Chair and Seppo Paatelainen as its Deputy Chair.
Maarit Näkyvä (Ch.), Seppo Paatelainen and Mikko Kosonen were
appointed to the Board of Directors' Audit Committee. Heikki Takamäki
(Ch.), Seppo Paatelainen and Ilpo Kokkila were appointed to the Board
of Directors' Remuneration Committee.

Based on the Board of Directors' evaluation of independence, the
majority of the Board members are independent of the company and all
Board members are independent of the company's significant
shareholders.

Further information is available from Corporate Secretary, Director
Mika Majoinen, telephone +358 1053 22206.

Kesko Corporation



Harri Utoslahti
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