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2008-01-21 07:30:00 CET 2008-01-21 07:30:01 CET REGULATED INFORMATION Lännen Tehtaat - Changes board/management/auditorsSAMI HAAPASALMI TO HEAD LÄNNEN TEHTAAT'S FISH BUSINESSLÄNNEN TEHTAAT PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE January 21, 2008 at 8;30 a.m. SAMI HAAPASALMI TO HEAD LÄNNEN TEHTAAT'S FISH BUSINESS Sami Haapasalmi, MBA, age 35, has been appointed to head Lännen Tehtaat's domestic and international fish business as of April 18, 2008. He will be responsible for the profitability of the fish business and for developing and expanding the business through organic growth and acquisitions. He will report directly to CEO Matti Karppinen. Haapasalmi has considerable experience of the food industry in Finland and Sweden. He comes to Lännen Tehtaat from Atria Scandinavia AB, where he served as supply chain director. The fish business is one of Lännen Tehtaat's strategic focus areas. In recent years, the Group has built up its fish business through acquisitions in Finland, Norway and Sweden. It aims to achieve a strong position in the fish business in the northern Baltic region. Lännen Tehtaat's fish business comprises Apetit Kala Oy and Maritim Food. Apetit Kala produces, markets and sells processed fish products under the Apetit brand and private labels, and sells fresh fish, processed fish products and other fresh products in its Kalatori outlets. The companies belonging to Maritim Food produce and sell processed fish products and shellfish products in Norway and Sweden under private labels and their own Maritim and Sunnmöre brands. The managing directors of the fish products and concept businesses in Finland, Sweden and Norway will report to Haapasalmi. LÄNNEN TEHTAAT PLC Matti Karppinen CEO For additional information, please contact: Matti Karppinen, CEO, tel +358 10 402 4001 Distribution: Helsinki Stock Exchange Main media www.lannen.fi |
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