Tiimari Plc Stock Exchange Release 21 June 2010 at 09.00 KAI JÄRVIKARE APPOINTED CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (CFO) OF TIIMARI GROUP Kai Järvikare, Ph.D. Economics has been appointed CFO and Management Board member of Tiimari Plc. Järvikare transfers from Tuokko Tilintarkastus Ltd. Prior to this he served as CFO of publicly listed company Talentum for many years. Järvikare has also served in various finance management positions at Fennia as well as Sonera Plaza. He commences his duties at Tiimari 26th July 2010. Kai Järvikare reports directly to the Managing Director of Tiimari Group, Hannu Krook. The current CFO Maija Elenius has decided to become an entrepreneur. Elenius is still responsible for Tiimari's second quarter interim report and ends her service at the company in the middle of August. Hannu Krook CEO Tiimari Plc Further information: CEO Hannu Krook tel. + 358 (0)3 812911, e-mail hannu.krook@tiimari.fi Distribution: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki important news media www.tiimari.com Tiimari Plc is a listed company. The group consists of two retail shop concepts: Tiimari and Gallerix. These two concepts do business in five countries within the Baltic Sea region and there are altogether nearly 300 shops. Both concepts belong to the forerunners of their market segment.