Mikko Korttila nominated Alma Media’s General Counsel

ALMA MEDIA CORP.                   PRESS RELEASE 30 May 2007

 

 

 

MIKKO KORTTILA NOMINATED ALMA MEDIA’S GENERAL COUNSEL

 

Mr. Mikko Korttila (44) has been nominated Alma Media Corporation’s General Counsel. Korttila has an education of Master of Laws, Master of Laws with court training and eMBA. He will start in his position as of 1 September 2007 and will report to CFO Teemu Kangas-Kärki.

 

Mikko Korttila joins Alma Media from Raisio Oyj where he has worked as General Counsel and member of the management team. 

 

Alma Media’s current General Councel, Eero Mörä moves to Alma Media’s Marketplaces Unit to strengthen its growth and internationalization. He will be responsible for the unit’s legal affairs starting from September.

 

More information:

Teemu Kangas-Kärki, CFO, Alma Media Corporation, tel. +358 10 665 2244.

 

DISTRIBUTION:

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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 totaled 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 www.almamedia.fi.