The Board of Directors of eQ Oyj has appointed Mikko Koskimies, M.Sc. (Econ.) as a member of the eQ Group Management Team beginning on October 1, 2012. As of 1 October 2012, eQ Asset Management's current Managing Director, Lauri Lundström, will begin to work as eQ Oyj's Administrative Director and will continue as a member of eQ's Management Team.

Previously, Mikko Koskimies has acted as a Member of Executive Committee of Pohjola Group being responsible for Asset Management –Business division and as a Managing Director of Pohjola Asset Management Ltd. He has more than 20 years' experience from banking and asset management.