Tarja Ollilainen Appointed Senior Executive Vice President, Human Resources, from 1 January 2012

21.09.2011 klo 13:00

Pohjola Bank plc

Stock Exchange Release

21 September 2011, 1.00 pm

Tarja Ollilainen Appointed Senior Executive Vice President, Human Resources, from 1 January 2012

Pohjola Bank plc's Board of Directors has appointed Tarja Ollilainen (51), M.Sc. (Econ. & Bus. Adm.) to act as Pohjola Group's new Senior Executive Vice President, Human Resources, and as member of the Group's Executive Committee. Taking up her new duties on 1 January 2012, she will be reporting to President and CEO Mikael Silvennoinen.

Ms Ollilainen will act as Pohjola Group's Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, until the end of this year. She has worked for Pohjola Bank plc since 2003, one of her positions being Senior Vice President of Pohjola Bank Securities.

Ms Ollilainen will succeed Eva Valkama who will retire after the turn of the year.

Pohjola Bank plc

Carina Geber-Teir

Chief Communications Officer

For further information, please contact:

Mikael Silvennoinen, President and CEO, Pohjola Bank plc, tel. +358 (0)10 252 2549

Carina Geber-Teir, Chief Communications Officer, tel. +358 (0)10 252 8394

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