The Board of Directors of Anora Group Plc has today appointed M.Sc. (Econ.) Jacek Pastuszka as the new CEO of Anora Group Plc effective immediately. Anora Group Plc's Board of Directors has decided in agreement with Pekka Tennilä that he leaves the position of CEO of Anora Group Plc.

Jacek Pastuszka joins Anora after a long career at Carlsberg Breweries, a leading global brewery group. Most recently he held the position of Executive Vice President of Western Europe, serving also as a member of Carlsberg Group's Executive Committee and contributing to strategic turn-around initiatives. During his career at Carlsberg, Pastuszka has also held various other regional leadership roles, such as Executive Vice President of Eastern Europe, CEO of Ringnes in Norway and CEO of Carlsberg Polska.

Prior to this, he has been in various commercial and leadership roles in AIG American International Group, Danone and Procter & Gamble.