Changes in the management of K-citymarket Oy and Anttila Oy

K-CITYMARKET OY/ANTTILA OY PRESS RELEASE 31.05.2013 AT 9.30 1(1)

The organisation of K-citymarket Oy and Anttila Oy to be revised starting from 1 June 2013.

Ismo Riitala has been appointed Vice President for K-citymarket Oy's and Anttila Oy's finance and administration. His area of responsibility will include administrative functions, ITC, logistics, store sites, business development, and HR. At the same time, Ismo Riitala will be the acting President of the companies, as the current President Ari Akseli transfers to a new position in the Kesko Group. The recruitment for a new President will start immediately.

Vice President Jukka Koivunen will be responsible for the chain control, store functions, purchasing and marketing of K-citymarket Oy, Anttila department stores and Kodin1 department stores for interior decoration and home goods.

Further information: Minna Kurunsaari, Senior Vice President, home and speciality goods trade, and Kesko's customer information and e-commerce projects, tel. [phone].

A K-citymarket is a hypermarket. It offers customers diverse and wide selections of foods, non-foods, and home and speciality goods. K-citymarkets' affordable price level and continuously renewing local selections strengthen the customer promise 'Good shopping. And a whole lot more.' Every K-citymarket has a retailer entrepreneur. There is currently 80 K-citymarkets in Finland. Online store: www.k-citymarket.fi

 

Anttila retails entertainment, fashion and home goods. Anttila's extensive store network and an online store (www.netanttila.com) seamlessly complement each other. Customers in Finland are served by 30 Anttila department stores. The NetAnttila online store also operates in Estonia and Latvia.

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