Ramirent - Changes board/management/auditors

Changes in Ramirent Plc’s Group Management Structure

Ramirent Plc Stock exchange release 18 August 2016 at 8:15 EEST

Vantaa, Finland, 2016-08-18 07:15 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 

Ramirent is simplifying its group management structure. Ramirent’s Group
Management will only consist of the members of the Executive Management Team
(EMT). Previously Group Management consisted, in addition to the EMT members,
also of Senior Vice Presidents forming an extended Group Management Team (GMT).
Going forward, Human Resources will also be part of the EMT and an Executive
Vice President of HR will be appointed later on. 

“With this single management team –concept and HR being part of the EMT, we can
increase the effectiveness of our leadership and further raise the role of
Human Resources in Ramirent. The search for an Executive Vice President of HR
has started,” says Tapio Kolunsarka, President and CEO. 


The new Group Executive Management Team composition as of 18 August 2016 is as
follows: 

Tapio Kolunsarka, President and CEO
Pierre Brorsson, EVP and CFO
Øyvind Emblem, EVP, Norway
Mikael Kämpe, EVP, Finland
Dino Leistenschneider, EVP, Fleet and Sourcing
Heiki Onton, EVP, Baltics and Europe Central
Jonas Söderkvist, EVP, Sweden and Denmark
EVP, Human Resources to be appointed later on


FURTHER INFORMATION:

Franciska Janzon, SVP, Marketing, Communications, IR, tel. +358 20 750 2859



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Ramirent is a leading equipment rental group combining the best equipment,
services and know-how into rental solutions that simplify customer’s business.
Ramirent serves a broad range of customer sectors including construction,
industry, services, the public sector and households. Ramirent has operations
in the Nordic countries and in Central and Eastern Europe. In 2015, Ramirent
Group sales totalled EUR 636 million. The Group has 2,700 employees in 287
customer centres in 10 countries. Ramirent is listed on the NASDAQ Helsinki
(RMR1V). Ramirent – More than machines®.