Markus Nisula to run BNS Group

Alma Media Corporation  Press release  July 3, 2012 at 10:00 (EEST)

MARKUS NISULA TO RUN BNS GROUP

M.Sc. Markus Nisula (40) has been appointed as CEO of Baltic News Service with effect from 1 September 2012. Baltic News Service (BNS) is the leading source of information for professional use in the Baltic countries, known for the quality of its contents. BNS operates as a full service news agency and a major media monitoring company in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. BNS is a part of Alma Media’s Kauppalehti Group.

Markus Nisula is transferring to BNS from his position as Director, Technology Division of the telecom operator Elisa Eesti AS. Nisula has a long and extensive experience of business leading in Estonia and the Baltic markets. Nisula reports to Juha-Petri Loimovuori, Head of Kauppalehti Group.

Further information:

Juha-Petri Loimovuori, Senior Vice President, Kauppalehti Group, tel. +358 500 511036, juha-petri.loimovuori@kauppalehti.fi

Alma Media in brief

Alma Media is a dynamic media company whose best-known products are the Aamulehti, Iltalehti, Kauppalehti and Etuovi.com. Alma Media employs approximately 3,000 professionals. The company’s revenue in 2011 totalled MEUR 316.2 with an operating margin of 13.3 per cent. Alma Media’s share (ALN1V) is listed in the Mid Cap segment of the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. Read more at www.almamedia.com.

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