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Oriola Oyj Board/Management Information 2021

Sep 13, 2021

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Board/Management Information

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Changes in Oriola Management Team

Changes in Oriola Management Team

Oriola Corporation Stock Exchange Release 13 September 2021 at 2.30 p.m.

Changes in Oriola Management Team

Sari Pohjonen, M. Sc. (Econ), has been appointed Oriola Corporation’s Chief
Financial Officer (CFO) and member of the Oriola Management Team. She will
report to Elisa Markula, President and CEO of Oriola Corporation.

Sari Pohjonen has worked at Fiskars Group in many financial positions during
2008-2013 and 2016-2021, most recently as Group CFO and Deputy to the CEO.
Pohjonen has also been CFO at Reima Group and Vice President, Finance and Group
Control at SanomaWSOY.

”Oriola is rigorously executing on turnaround, and I expect a robust
contribution from Sari Pohjonen in the development of our financial performance
and processes. Sari has a solid experience from financial leadership positions
in various business environments and competence to drive needed transformation.
I’m warmly welcoming her to Oriola,” says Oriola Corporation’s President and CEO
Elisa Markula.

Sari Pohjonen will start in her new position on 8 November 2021.

Oriola’s President and CEO Elisa Markula will act as an interim leader of
Business Area Consumer and Managing Director of Kronans Apotek as of 13
September. Resignation of Anders Torell, Vice President of the Business Area
Consumer, was published on 30 August 2021.

Elisa Markula
President and CEO

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CV – Sari Pohjonen
Born 1966
M. Sc. (Econ)
Finnish citizen

Primary career

2016-2021 Fiskars Group, CFO and 2018-2021 Deputy to the CEO

2013-2016 Reima Group, CFO and Deputy to the CEO

2008-2013 Fiskars Group/Iittala, business area and regional CFO

2001-2008 SanomaWSOY Corporation, various financial positions, including Vice
President, Finance and Group Control

Key positions of trust

VR-Group Ltd, member of the Board since 2019

Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation, member of the Board since 2021

Oilon Group Oy, member of the Board since 2021

Further information:

Elisa Markula
President and CEO
Tel. +358 10 429 2109
Email: [email protected]

Tuula Lehto
VP, Communications and Sustainability
Tel. +358 40 5885 343
Email: [email protected]

Distribution:
Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd.
Key media

Released by:
Oriola Corporation
Corporate Communications
Orionintie 5
FI-02200 Espoo, Finland
www.oriola.com