Ulf Magnusson appointed new CEO of Alma Media’s Swedish company

Alma Media Corporation       Press release        15 August 2016 at 3:30 p.m.

ULF MAGNUSSON APPOINTED NEW CEO OF ALMA MEDIA’S SWEDISH COMPANY

Ulf Magnusson (b. 1959) has been appointed as the CEO of Talentum Sweden Ab, an Alma Talent company. He will start in his new role on 15 August 2016.

Mr Magnusson has been the CEO of Objektvision Ab, which is also part of Alma Talent, since 2010, and he will continue in this role alongside his other duties for the time being. Before his current role as CEO, Ulf Magnusson worked in various sales, marketing and product development tasks at Eniro Ab.

– Ulf Magnusson is a pioneer in digital media, and his performance at Objektvision has been exemplary. I believe that he is the right person to take our media business in Sweden to the next phase, develop sales operations and integrate Talentum Sweden with Alma Media, says Juha-Petri Loimovuori, CEO of Alma Talent.

– I believe that Talentum Sweden has excellent opportunities for growth and progress in the future, thanks to our highly skilled personnel and strong brands, says Ulf Magnusson, the new CEO of Talentum Sweden.

More information:
Juha-Petri Loimovuori, CEO of Alma Talent +358 500 511036, juha-petri.loimovuori@almamedia.fi
Ulf Magnusson, CEO of Talentum Sweden Ab +46 70 5690928, ulf.magnusson@objektvision.se

Alma Media in brief
Alma Media is a media company focusing on service business and journalistic content. The company’s best-known brands are Kauppalehti, Talouselämä, Affärsvärlden, Iltalehti, Aamulehti, Etuovi.com and Monster. Alma Media builds sustainable growth for its customers by utilising the opportunities presented by digitality, including information services, system and expert services and advertising solutions. Alma Media’s operations have expanded from Finland to the Nordic countries, the Baltics and Central Europe. The company employs approximately 2,500 professionals (excluding distributors), of whom 30% work outside Finland. Alma Media’s revenue in 2015 was EUR 291.5 million. Alma Media’s share is listed on NASDAQ Helsinki. Read more at www.almamedia.com.

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