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Restamax Plc: CHANGES TO RESTAMAX'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE TEAM
Restamax Plc
STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 1 JUNE 2018 at 13:30
The Board of Directors of Restamax Plc ("Restamax") has appointed (b. 1972) as Restamax CEO and Chairman of the Executive Team starting from 1 June 2018. Vikström will be responsible in Finland for the company's operations, result and development. Vikström previously served as the CEO of Royal Ravintolat Ltd ("Royal Ravintolat").
"Vikström brings significant knowledge capital to the company - he has more than twenty years' diverse experience with management, sales and marketing in the restaurant and food industry, and a great passion for the restaurant industry. Vikström will further reinforce Restamax's market position in Finland and advance the experiences offered by Finnish restaurant culture," says Chairman of the Board of Directors
.
"I am eager to accept my new duties and looking forward to meeting our personnel. We will invest in the recipe for success shared by both companies - entrepreneurial business culture - and continue working on even more excellent customer service and our efficient operating model. The work to revise the company name has begun, and we will tell more about it after the summer," says Vikström.
Restamax CEO , M.Sc.(Tech.), b. 1977, will take charge of the company's international operations starting from 1 June 2018. Helminen was appointed as the Deputy CEO of Restamax starting from 1 June 2018. Helminen started as Restamax CEO and member of the Executive Team on 1 September 2017.
"Restamax aims to become the leading restaurant operator in Northern Europe in 3-5 years, which is supported by our corporate acquisition in Denmark as well as our joining of forces with Royal Ravintolat. Helminen has had a long international career in brewery and restaurant industry business and sales management, which makes him a natural choice to lead our international operations," says
. "This spring, we expanded our operations to Denmark. Through these changes to responsibilities, we can now focus in a very different way on implementing our growth strategy abroad, where we have a market of EUR 100 billion in Northern Europe alone," says Helminen.
On 31 May 2018, Restamax's Extraordinary General Meeting decided to supplement the company's Board of Directors with
, and , who are current members of the Board of Directors of Royal Restaurants.
Starting from 31 May 2018, Restamax's Board of Directors will consist of the following members: Timo Laine, Chairman of the Board of Directors
Petri Olkinuora, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors
Mikko Aartio
Mika Niemi
Saku Tuominen
Tomi Terho
Mikko Kuusi
Starting from 1 June 2018, Restamax's Executive Team has been supplemented with Aku Vikström. Starting from 1 September 2018, the structure of the Executive Team will change and the areas of responsibility of business units will be redistributed. The open role of the CCO will also be filled. In future, the CPO will report to the CFO.
Starting from 1 September 2018, Restamax's Executive Team will consist of the following members:
Aku Vikström, CEO, Chairman of the Executive Team
Juha Helminen, Deputy CEO Jarno Suominen, CFO Paul Meli, CBO, Nightclubs and Pubs&Entertainment, rest of Finland Tero Kaikkonen, CBO, Fast Casual Tanja Virtanen, CBO, Food restaurants, rest of Finland Benjamin Gripenberg, CBO, Food restaurants, Helsinki metropolitan area Eemeli Nurminen, CBO, Nightclubs and Pubs&Entertainment, Helsinki metropolitan area Elina Yrjänheikki, CBO, Events Joonas Mäkilä, CCO Perttu Pesonen, Development Director Anne Kokkonen, HR Director
Timo Laine, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Restamax Plc, tel. +358 400 626 064
Aku Vikström, CEO, Restamax Plc, tel. +358 50 524 9445
Juha Helminen, Deputy CEO, Restamax Plc, tel. +358 40 535 5560
Jarno Suominen, CFO, Restamax Plc, tel. +358 40 721 5655
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