Rauno Heinonen appointed Vice President, Corporate Communications and IR

ALMA MEDIA CORP. STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 30 MARCH 2007, 4.30 P.M.     1 (1)

 

RAUNO HEINONEN APPOINTED VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS AND IR, IN ALMA MEDIA

 

M.Sc. (Soc.) Rauno Heinonen (42) is appointed Vice President, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations in Alma Media as of 17 April 2007. He will also act as secretary to the Group Executive Team.

 

Rauno Heinonen earlier posts include Account Director in Miltton Oy, Communications Director in Satama Interactive Oyj and SVP of Corporate Communications in M-real Oyj.

 

ALMA MEDIA CORPORATION

 

Terhi Lambert-Karjalainen

Communications Manager

 

Rauno Heinonen’s CV at http://www.almamedia.fi/group_executive_team and photo at http://www.almamedia.fi/imagebank > Group Executive Team

 

DISTRIBUTION: Helsinki Exchanges, principal media

 

Alma Media is a profitably growing and internationally expanding company that invests in the future of newspapers and the online media. Its best known products are Aamulehti, Iltalehti, Kauppalehti and Etuovi.com.

 

Net sales in 2006 totalled EUR 302 million and the operating margin was 16 %. The company’s share is listed in the Mid Cap segment of the OMX Nordic Exchange’s Nordic List, trading code ALN1V. More information at http://www.almamedia.fi/home