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23.11.2022 - 12:02

Anora appoints Lars Egedal as Chief Growth Officer

Anora Group Plc Stock Exchange Release 23 November 2022 12:02 pm EET

Anora appoints Lars Egedal as Chief Growth Officer

Lars Egedal has been appointed as Anora’s Chief Growth Officer (CGO) and member of the Executive Management Team as of 1 January 2023.

Lars Egedal (b. 1970) joined Anora as the CFO for Globus Wine, the leading wine company in Denmark, which Anora acquired in July 2022. Prior to Globus Wine, Egedal has held several leading positions within finance and M&As. Throughout his career, Egedal has gained strong experience of the consumer goods business in the Nordic and Baltic countries.

“We have a strong ambition to grow both in the Nordics as well as internationally, and M&As will play an important role on this journey. We want to be the leading Nordic wine and spirits group delivering growth through sustainability. Following the acquisition of Globus Wine, we are a stronger producer of sustainable wine in the Nordics. I am very excited to welcome Lars to Anora’s Executive Management Team. Lars has a strong track record in building a sustainable and growing business at Globus Wine, and he has also vast experience in the execution of ambitious growth strategies and M&As,” comments Pekka Tennilä, CEO.

“I am very honoured and very excited about my new role as Anora’s Chief Growth Officer. I look forward to joining the Executive Management Team and supporting the Board of Directors, the Executive Management Team and all the fantastic people at Anora in implementing the newly announced growth strategy as well as in managing future M&A processes. Our clear target is to drive profitable growth as well as long term shareholder value,” comments Lars Egedal.

Anora’s Executive Management Team will from 1 January 2022 consist of the following members:

  • Pekka Tennilä, CEO

  • Lars Egedal, CGO

  • Janne Halttunen, SVP, Wine

  • Kirsi Lehtola, CHRO

  • Kirsi Puntila, SVP, International

  • Henrik Thomsen, SVP, Spirits

  • Sigmund Toth, CFO

  • Hannu Tuominen, SVP, Industrial

Lars Egedal’s CV and photo can be found as attachments to this stock exchange release.

Anora Group Plc

Further information:

Pekka Tennilä, CEO

Lars Egedal, CGO

Contacts:

Analysts and investors: Tua Stenius-Örnhjelm, Investor Relations, tel. +358 40 748 8864

Media: Petra Gräsbeck, Corporate Communications, tel. +358 40 767 0867

Distribution:

Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd

Principal media

www.anora.com

Anora appoints Lars Egedal as Chief Growth Officer