Kesko Oyj - Changes board/management/auditors

Matti Virtanen appointed as President of Kesko’s car trade division and member of Group Management Board

Matti Virtanen, M.Sc. (Tech.), has been appointed as President of Kesko’s car
trade division and a member of Group Management Board as of 9 April 2021. The
current division President and Group Management Board member Johan Friman has
decided to leave the company.

“Matti Virtanen has versatile experience of leadership positions in large
international companies and the car trade. I trust that he can help accelerate
sales growth and profitability improvement in our car trade division,” says
Mikko Helander, Kesko’s President and CEO.

“I want to thank Johan Friman for his work as President of Kesko's car trade
division during a time in which the whole market has undergone a major
transformation, and I wish him all success going forward,” says Helander.

Matti Virtanen has previously acted as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of
Kamux Corporation, CEO of Norpe Oy, CEO of Perlos Oy, and held international
executive positions at Hewlett Packard, Compaq and Nokia.

Further information:

Mikko Helander, President and CEO, Kesko Corporation
Matti Virtanen, President, car trade, Kesko Corporation
Contact via Karoliina Partanen, EVP, Communications, e
-mail: karoliina.partanen@kesko.fi, tel. +358 105 320 744



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