Alma Media - Changes board/management/auditors

Elina Kukkonen appointed as Alma Media’s SVP, Communications and Brand

AlmaMedia Corporation                                 Stock Exchange Release 21
July 2017 at 11.00 a.m. (EEST)

ELINA KUKKONEN APPOINTED AS ALMA MEDIA’S SVP, COMMUNICATIONS AND BRAND

DBA Elina Kukkonen (born 1970) has been appointed as Alma Media’s Senior Vice
President, Communications and Brand, and a member of the Group Executive Team,
effective from 1st September 2017. Kukkonen has been employed by the Alma Media
Group in various positions since 1998. Most recently, she has been responsible
for the Alma brand’s development and marketing and served as the Marketing
Director for Alma Media’s shared sales function (Alma Media Solutions).
Previously, Kukkonen has also been a member of Kauppalehti’s management team and
a Marketing Manager at Aamulehti.

“I’m very pleased that we can appoint one of our own as our new Director of
Communications and Brand. Elina has a strong track record of excellent
performance in demanding marketing-related positions in Alma’s various media and
in using marketing to support business operations. With her job description now
being expanded from brand development to Alma’s corporate communications, I’m
confident that Elina’s determination will help drive Alma’s growth story to the
next level,” says Alma Media’s President and CEO Kai Telanne.

“The content, services and operations of Alma’s various media provide a strong
foundation for a brand that we will continue to develop further in collaboration
with our highly competent professionals, with a keen ear for customer needs. In
the digital era, the value of our brand is ultimately determined by the first
-class customer experience we deliver as well as our various stakeholders’
commitment and trust in us.

Kukkonen’s responsibilities will include the customer experience, corporate
communications, corporate responsibility and investor relations.

Alma Media Corporation
Kai Telanne
President and CEO

Distribution: NASDAQ Helsinki, main media, www.almamedia.fi

For more information, please contact:
Kai Telanne, President and CEO, tel. +358 10 665 3500
Elina Kukkonen, Marketing Director, Alma Media Solutions, tel. +358 10 665 2333

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
digitality, 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 2,300 professionals (excluding delivery personnel), of whom
approximately 30% work outside Finland. Alma Media’s revenue in 2016 was EUR
353.2 million. Alma Media’s share is listed on NASDAQ Helsinki. Read more at
www.almamedia.com.