Lännen Tehtaat - Changes board/management/auditors

APETIT KALA OY'S MANAGING DIRECTOR TO CHANGE

LÄNNEN TEHTAAT PLC 	STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE   13 OCTOBER 2010, 2.30 P.M.


APETIT KALA OY'S MANAGING DIRECTOR TO CHANGE 
Erkki Lepistö, Managing Director of Apetit Kala Oy, will withdraw from his post
for personal reasons. Matti Karppinen, CEO of Lännen Tehtaat, has been
appointed to the post. Karppinen has been the executive responsible for Lännen
Tehtaat Group's Seafood business since 2009. He will continue as Lännen Tehtaat
plc's chief executive officer. 

Apetit Kala Oy and its subsidiary, Myrskylän Savustamo Oy, produce, market and
sell fresh fish products under the Apetit and Safu brands and under retailers'
private labels. Apetit Kala also sells fish, fish products and other fresh
products at Kalatori service counters. Taimen Oy, an associated company of
Apetit Kala Oy, and its subsidiaries specialise in fish farming and fry and
fingerling production. The Group companies form the most efficient fresh-supply
chain for rainbow trout on the Finnish market. 



LÄNNEN TEHTAAT PLC
Matti Karppinen 
CEO

Further information: CEO Matti Karppinen, tel. +358 40 8448 692
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