Pihlajalinna Oyj

Board/Management Information • Sep 5, 2024

Change in Pihlajalinna's Management Team: Group's Chief Legal Officer to change

Pihlajalinna Plc Stock Exchange Release 5 September 2024 at 9:30 a.m.

Change in Pihlajalinna's Management Team: Group's Chief Legal Officer to change

Marko Savolainen, the Chief Legal Officer of Pihlajalinna Plc and member of the Group's Management Team, has decided to leave the company. He will continue with Pihlajalinna until the end of 2024. Jaakko Liljeroos has appointed as the new Group's Chief Legal officer and as a member of the Group's Management Team. He will start in the position latest January 2025.

Liljeroos will join Pihlajalinna from Valmet Automotive where he has been working as Group General Counsel since 2020. Prior to this, Liljeroos has worked as General Counsel at Gramo and in various Legal Counsel roles at Stora Enso.

– I want to thank Marko for his valuable contribution to Pihlajalinna during the Group's significant growth period. I'm pleased that he has committed to continuing our good cooperation during the transition period. At the same time, I welcome Jaakko to Pihlajalinna. I'm confident that his versatile competence and experience with listed companies will serve us well, says Pihlajalinna CEO Tuomas Hyyryläinen.

Pihlajalinna Plc

Jaakko Liljeroos

born 1979 LL.M. Finnish Citizen

Primary working experience

Valmet Automotive Oyj 2020–2024 Group General Counsel

Cramo Oyj 2018–2020 CEO

Stora Enso Oyj 2010–2018 Several Legal Counsel positions

Castrén & Snellman 2007–2010 Associate

A photo of Jaakko Liljeroos is attached to this release.

Further information

Tuula Lehto, Chief Communications and Sustainability Officer, +358 40 588 5343 or tuula.lehto@pihlajalinna.fi

Distribution

Nasdaq Helsinki Oy Key media investors.pihlajalinna.fi

Pihlajalinna in brief

Pihlajalinna is one of the leading providers of private healthcare and social services in Finland. The Group provides comprehensive and quality private clinic and hospital services as well as occupational healthcare and insurance cooperation services. To the wellbeing services counties Pihlajalinna offers social and healthcare service production models, in which the cooperation between the public and private sectors guarantees effective services for citizens. Appoximately 7,000 employees and 2,200 practitioners work at Pihlajalinna. In 2023, Pihlajalinna's revenue was 720 million euros. Pihlajalinna's shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Oy. Read more www.pihlajalinna.fi.