Anora appoints Mikkel Pilemand as Chief Growth Officer and member of the Executive Management Team

Anora Group Plc Stock Exchange Release 21 April 2023 10.00 am EEST

Anora appoints Mikkel Pilemand as Chief Growth Officer and member of the Executive Management Team

Mikkel Pilemand has been appointed as Anora’s Chief Growth Officer (CGO) and member of the Executive Management Team as of 1 May 2023.

Mikkel Pilemand (b. 1971) comes from the role of Chief Commercial Officer at Denmark’s biggest online supermarket, the grocery retailer nemlig.com. Mikkel Pilemand has solid international experience in blue chip FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) companies like Procter & Gamble, Reckitt Benckiser and Carlsberg.

“We have a strong ambition to grow both in the Nordics as well as internationally. The CGO ensures that profitable growth remains at the forefront of our company strategy. Part of the CGO’s role is also to help reshape the company in order to stay ahead of competition. I am excited to welcome Mikkel to Anora’s Executive Management Team. Mikkel is a truly international professional with strong sales, marketing, and digital experience from leading FMCG companies,” comments Pekka Tennilä, Anora’s CEO.

“I am honoured and excited to join Anora, a company with such an impressive heritage and strong brands. I look forward to supporting the Executive Management Team, the Board of Directors and the teams across Anora in the company’s growth initiatives and expanding the business with a strong focus on customer and consumer needs. I am also looking forward to meeting the professionals of Anora across all the countries”, comments Mikkel Pilemand.

Anora’s Executive Management Team will from1 May 2023 consist of the following members:

• Pekka Tennilä, CEO

• Janne Halttunen, SVP, Wine

• Kirsi Lehtola, CHRO

• Kirsi Puntila, SVP, Spirits

• Mikkel Pilemand, CGO

• Sigmund Toth, CFO

• Hannu Tuominen, SVP, Industrial

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

Anora Group Plc

Further information: Pekka Tennilä, CEO

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

Distribution: Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd Principal media www.anora.com