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Board/Management Information • Feb 15, 2017

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Stockmann - Changes board/management/auditors

Kai Laitinen appointed Stockmann’s Chief Financial Officer

STOCKMANN plc, Changes board/management/auditors 15.2.2017 at 8:30 EET Kai Laitinen (born 1970), M.Sc.(Business Administration), has been appointed as Stockmann's Chief Financial Officer and as a member of the Management Team. Kai Laitinen has most recently served as Chief Financial Officer at Finavia Oyj and before that he held several financial management positions at Outokumpu Oyj. Kai Laitinen will join Stockmann at the latest in August 2017 and he will report to CEO Lauri Veijalainen. “I would like to warmly welcome Kai Laitinen to Stockmann. Kai has solid experience as a CFO and he will bring us the financial expertise that will complement the Management Team’s know-how very well,” says CEO Lauri Veijalainen. “I am excited about this interesting new position at Stockmann and being able to join the turnaround of the company. I believe that my earlier, diverse experience in finance will benefit the successful management of the task,” says Kai Laitinen. Further information: Lauri Veijalainen, CEO, tel. +358 9 121 5062 Nora Malin, Director, Corporate Communications, tel. +358 9 121 3558 www.stockmanngroup.com STOCKMANN plc Lauri Veijalainen CEO Distribution: Nasdaq Helsinki Principal media