Sakari Pitkänen, Global Editor in Chief in Metro, appointed Vice President of Metro Interactive

Metro International S.A.  ("Metro International"), the  international
newspaper  group,  today  announced  that  Sakari  Pitkänen,   Global
Editor-in-Chief of  Metro  International,  has  been  appointed  Vice
President of Metro Interactive,  Metro International's global  online
division.

Sakari has been with Metro International since 1995. Prior to  taking
on the role of Metro International's Global Editor-in-Chief in  2006,
Sakari was the Editor-in-Chief of Metro Sweden since 1997.

During his tenure, Metro has become the most-read daily newspaper  in
Sweden. He has  been involved in  the launch of  a number of  Metro's
around the world. Throughout 2008,  Sakari has continued to focus  on
strengthening the global  editorial team  based in  London. Prior  to
commencing with Metro International, Sakari spent 10 years working at
Swedish Aftonbladet, where he held a variety of positions.

Per Mikael Jensen CEO and President of Metro International says:  "By
appointing such  an  experienced  person as  Sakari,  we  show  Metro
International's commitment to  the Internet and  that we are  serious
with the implementation of our global online strategy. I am convinced
that Sakari is the right person to take on this challenge."

Sakari Pitkänen commented:  "I am very  excited to take  on this  new
challenge within Metro  as I  believe a strong  Internet presence  is
clearly important for the future of Metro. With Metro's global  daily
reach of 20 million young urban readers and a new reliable  technical
platform, I believe Metro is in a strong position to grow our  online
presence. Recently Metro  has launched several  creative new  digital
products, for  example Metrobloggen  in Sweden,  B2B sites  in  Latin
America as well as new websites  in France and Spain. I believe  that
these recent successes have provided us  with a solid start and I  am
encouraged to continue developing this business further."

The recruitment process  for a successor  for Sakari Pitkänen  starts
immediately. For an  interim period, Sakari  will be overlapping  the
positions as  Global  Editor-in-Chief  and Vice  President  of  Metro
Interactive.

For further information please contact:

Per Mikael Jensen, CEO and President                   tel: +44 (0)20
                                                       7016 1300
Sakari Pitkänen,  Global  Editor-in-Chief  and  VP  of tel: +44 (0)20
Metro Interactive                                      7016 1300


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Metro is the largest international  newspaper in the world. Metro  is
published in over  150 major  cities in 20  countries across  Europe,
North & South  America and Asia.  Metro has a  unique global reach  -
attracting a young,  active, well-educated  Metropolitan audience  of
over 20 million daily readers.  Metro's advertising sales have  grown
at a  compound annual  rate of  38%  since the  launch of  the  first
edition in 1995.

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