Oriola-KD Oyj - Changes board/management/auditors

Changes in Oriola-KD's Group Management Team

Oriola-KD Corporation Stock Exchange Release 2 November 2010 at 10.20 a.m.

Mr. Vladimir Knyazev, General Director of Oriola-KD's Pharmaceutical Wholesale
business in Russia (OOO Moron) and member of Oriola-KD's Group Management leaves
Oriola-KD on 2 November 2010.

Mr. Henry Fogels, General Director of Oriola-KD's Pharmaceutical Retail business
in Russia (OOO Vitim) has been nominated, in addition to his current duties, to
the position of acting General Director of Oriola-KD's Pharmaceutical Wholesale
business in Russia as of 2 November 2010. Mr. Fogels will continue as member of
Oriola-KD's Group Management Team being responsible for Oriola-KD's businesses
in Russia.

Oriola-KD Corporation

Eero Hautaniemi
President and CEO


Kimmo Virtanen
Executive Vice President and CFO


Further information:

Eero Hautaniemi
President and CEO
tel. +358 (0)10 429 2109
e-mail: eero.hautaniemi@oriola-kd.com


Kimmo Virtanen
Executive Vice President and CFO
tel. +358 (0)10 429 2069
e-mail: kimmo.virtanen@oriola-kd.com

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