Changes in Oriola-KD's Group Management Team Or

Oriola-KD Corporation Stock Exchange Release 20 March 2017 at 9.00 a.m.

Changes in Oriola-KD's Group Management Team

Stig Tornell, Vice President of Oriola-KD's Business Area Consumer and member of the Group Management Team, has resigned to pursue new challenges outside Oriola-KD. His last working day will be March 31, 2017.

President and CEO Eero Hautaniemi will act as interim leader of the Consumer Business Area. The search for Stig Tornell's successor will start immediately.

I want to thank Stig for his efforts in developing our consumer business and wish him all the best for his new challenges.

Oriola-KD's Group Management Team as of 1 April 2017:

·         Eero Hautaniemi, President and CEO ·         Sari Aitokallio, CFO ·         Thomas Gawell, Vice President, Healthcare Business ·         Jukka Mäkelä, Vice President, Development ·         Teija Silver, Vice President, HR ·         Kimmo Virtanen, Executive Vice President, Services Business

Oriola-KD Corporation

Eero Hautaniemi President and CEO

Further information:

Eero Hautaniemi President and CEO Tel. +358 10 429 2109 Email: eero.hautaniemi@oriola-kd.com

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Oriola-KD Corporation Corporate Communications Orionintie 5 FI-02200 Espoo, Finland www.oriola-kd.com