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Asiakastieto Group nominates Heikki Ylipekkala to develop digital business

ASIAKASTIETO GROUP PLC, STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 15 SEPTEMBER 2016, 9.00 A.M. EEST
Asiakastieto Group nominates Heikki Ylipekkala to develop digital business

Asiakastieto Group appoints Heikki Ylipekkala (49) member of the executive team.
Ylipekkala will develop digital services, and his sphere of responsibility will
be defined in detail during the autumn. Offering and developing digital services
is in the core of Asiakastieto. Ylipekkala will start in the position on
14.3.2017 at the latest.

Heikki Ylipekkala has substantial knowledge on the digitalisation of ownership
and transactions on companies and new opportunities to use online data. His
latest positions are Head of Innovation and Growth at Euroclear Finland Oy and
Head of Commercial at Euroclear Finland and Sweden.

"Our mission is to increase transparency and trust in the market and boost the
business of our clients. Digitalisation holds a key position here. I am pleased
that Heikki will take responsibility in Asiakastieto's digital transformation.
He has an extensive network with authorities and stakeholders, which we need to
take the next steps", states CEO Jukka Ruuska.

ASIAKASTIETO GROUP PLC

Additional information:
Jukka Ruuska
CEO
tel. +358 10 270 7111

Distribution:
Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd
major media
investors.asiakastieto.fi

Asiakastieto Group is one of the leading Finnish providers of business and
consumer information services. The Group's products and services are primarily
used for risk management, finance and administration, decision-making and sales
and marketing purposes. At the end of 2015, the Group had around 13 000
contractual clients. It serves several industries, the largest ones including
finance and banking as well as wholesale and retail sectors and expert service
companies. In 2015, the Group's net sales were EUR 43,7 million and it had 152
employees at the end of 2015. Asiakastieto Group is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki
with the ticker ATG1V. More information about Asiakastieto Group is available at
www.asiakastieto.fi.



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