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New General Directors for Oriola-KD's Russian subsidiaries appointed

3.4.2009

Oriola-KD Corporation Stock Exchange Release 3 April 2009 at 9.00
a.m.

New General Directors have been appointed for Oriola-KD's
pharmaceutical retail and wholesale companies in Russia. Mr. Henrijs
Fogels (born 1963) has been appointed General Director of the
pharmaceutical retail company OOO Vitim & Co and Mr. Vladimir Kniazev
(born 1965) has been appointed General Director of the pharmaceutical
wholesale company OOO Moron. Igor and Oleg Yankov will leave their
General Director positions and they will continue as Board members of
Vitim and Moron.

Henrijs Fogels has previously held the positions of CEO of Rigas
Piena Kombinats, JSC Riga Dairy and CEO of Aldaris Baltic Beverages
Holding. Vladimir Kniazev has previously served as Commercial
Director of Moron.

Oriola-KD Corporation

Eero Hautaniemi
President and CEO

Kimmo Virtanen
Executive Vice President and CFO

Further information:

Eero Hautaniemi
President and CEO
tel. +358 (0)10 429 2109
e-mail: eero.hautaniemi@oriola-kd.com

Kimmo Virtanen
Executive Vice President and CFO
tel. +358 (0)10 429 2069
e-mail: kimmo.virtanen@oriola-kd.com

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