Aktia Oyj - Company Announcement

AKTIA PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 31.8.2011 at 8.30 am

AKTIA DEVELOPS BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND RENEWS MANAGEMENT STRUCTURES

Helsinki, Finland, 2011-08-31 07:30 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aktia Plc
Stock Exchange Release 31.8.2011 at 8.30 am

Customer-oriented business operations and strong regional presence are
cornerstones: the Executive Committee focuses on strategic matters and a strong
operational Aktia Management Group is formed. 

In order to meet the general demands on the financial market and to reach Group
goals for growth and profitability in the coming years, Aktia focuses even more
on customer-orientation in the new model for business operations. The network
of 72 branches is divided into five regions that provide services for private
customers as well as for entrepreneurs and corporate customers. 

Director Barbro Karhulahti is in charge of the regional organisation in the
Helsinki area, Director Gösta Råholm of the Pohjanmaa region and real estate
agency services, Director Christer Nyback of the Western Uusimaa and Turunmaa
region, Director Carl Pettersson of the Eastern Uusimaa region, Director Pasi
Pitkäjärvi of the region consisting of the areas around the cities Turku,
Tampere and Oulu. The region directors report to Deputy Managing Director Taru
Narvanmaa. 

Members of Aktia's Executive Committee are Managing Director/CEO Jussi
Laitinen, Deputy Managing Directors Stefan Björkman, Taru Narvanmaa, Robert
Sergelius and Jarl Sved as well as Director Magnus Weurlander. 

The region directors are members of Aktia's new operational Management Group.
Other members of the operational Management Group are Executive Committee
members Jussi Laitinen, Stefan Björkman (Finance and IR, IT, Treasury, Aktia
Real Estate Mortgage Bank, insurance businesses), Taru Narvanmaa (sales,
marketing, sales support, product and concept development), Robert Sergelius
(Private Banking, Asset Management and Corporate Services as well as Mutual
funds and Stock trading accounts), Jarl Sved (strategic planning, HR and
communications), Magnus Weurlander (banking products and processes, regional
back office and risk control) as well as directors Anders Nordman (non-life
insurance), Olav Uppgård (Group investments, real estate, bank legal,
co-operation with local banks, and projects) and Marit Leinonen as staff
representative. 

The appointments will enter into force on 1 September 2011.

- Aktia has been successful despite turbulence on the financial markets in
recent years. Continued low interest rate levels and increased regulation do,
however, have an unfavourable impact on our profitability. Further, several
acquisitions and a wider range of products and services have increased
complexity within the Group. We aim at swifter decision-making and more
effective operations through simpler management structures. We are integrating
services for private and corporate customers in order to strengthen local
presence and to make sure decisions are made as close to the customer as
possible, says Managing Director/ CEO Laitinen. 

AKTIA PLC

For more information, please contact:

Jussi Laitinen, Managing Director/CEO, tel. +358 10 247 6250

From: Anna Gabrán, head of IR, tel +358 10 247 6501



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