TOKMANNI GROUP CORPORATION: TOKMANNI GROUP'S CFO S

 TOKMANNI GROUP CORPORATION         COMPANY RELEASE           8.2.2017 at 8:35 am EET

TOKMANNI GROUP'S CFO SIXTEN HJORT TO RETIRE FROM TOKMANNI BY THE END OF JUNE

Tokmanni's Deputy CEO and CFO M.Sc. Sixten Hjort (61) has announced that he will retire from the company by the end of June.

"Tokmanni has been developed vigorously over the years and the company has gone through a big change from being a regional operator to a nationwide and respected brand. Sixten, with his deep expertise and know-how has contributed to our success and I would like to thank him for his work in favor of Tokmanni."

Hjort has been employed by Tokmanni since 2005. Tokmanni initiates the successor recruitment process immediately.

Tokmanni Group Corporation 

For more information: Heikki Väänänen CEO Tel. +358 20 728 6044 heikki.vaananen(at)tokmanni.fi

Tokmanni in brief Tokmanni is the largest general discount retailer in Finland measured by number of stores and revenue. In 2016, Tokmanni's revenue was EUR 776 million and on average it had approximately 3,200 employees. Tokmanni is the only nationwide general discount retailer in Finland, with 162 stores across Finland as at 31 December 2016. Distribution: Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd      Main news media