Anu Kankkunen appointed Silmäasema's interim CEO as of 7 September 2018

Silmäasema Oyj                
Stock Exchange Release                       
7 September 2018 at 09:00 EEST

Silmäasema's Board of Directors have appointed CFO Anu Kankkunen as Silmäasema's interim CEO as of 7 September 2018. Anu Kankkunen has been the CFO of Silmäasema since 2016 and prior to that she has held several financial managerial positions among others in Elisa Group and Digita Group.

The current CEO Pasi Kohmo will leave his position immediately. Kohmo has earlier announced that he will leave the company to join Indoor Group Oy as CEO.

"During Pasi Kohmo's seven-year period as a CEO, Silmäasema has grown and become a significant optical retail and eye healthcare company in Finland. In addition, under his leadership Silmäasema was listed on the stock exchange. On behalf of the company and the Board of Directors I want to thank Pasi for his strong contribution in Silmäasema and wish him all the best in his new role", says Jukka Hienonen, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Silmäasema.

The search for Silmäasema's new CEO is ongoing.

Additional information

Jukka Hienonen, Chairman of the Board, tel. +358 50 388 9670

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Silmäasema is a Finnish company, which offers all products and services for optical retail and eye healthcare nationwide. Silmäasema is the largest private eye clinic provider offering eye surgeries and the second largest optical retail chain in Finland. The Silmäasema chain has over 150 stores and 14 eye clinics in Finland as well as ten stores in Estonia. The Silmäasema chain employs close to 1,000 eye healthcare professionals. Silmäasema's Group net sales were EUR 118.3 million in 2017 and adjusted EBITDA was EUR 11.8 million.