Marimekko Corporation, Stock Exchange Release, 14 August 2014 at 8:35 AM
Tiina Alahuhta-Kasko, Chief Marketing Officer of Marimekko, has been appointed as the company’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) as of 20 August 2014.
The position is new, and its objective is to tie the operations of the company together so that the products represent Marimekko's brand more strongly and are aligned with the company’s strategy all the way from the drawing board to the consumer. The company also aims to make this process faster and more efficient. Tiina Alahuhta-Kasko will remain in charge of Marimekko’s marketing. She joined the company in 2005, and she has held the position of Chief Marketing Officer since 2011.
The responsibilities of the members of the Management Group will otherwise remain unchanged.
MARIMEKKO CORPORATION
Corporate Communications
Piia Kumpulainen
Tel. +358 9 758 7293
piia.kumpulainen@marimekko.com
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Marimekko is a Finnish textile and clothing design company, renowned first and foremost for its original prints and colours. The company designs and manufactures high-quality household goods ranging from interior decoration textiles to tableware as well as clothing, bags, and other accessories. When Marimekko was founded in 1951, its unprecedented printed fabrics gave it a strong and unique identity. Marimekko products are sold in about 40 countries. In 2013, sales of the company's brands were some EUR 191 million with net sales of EUR 94 million. At the end of 2013, there were 133 Marimekko stores. The key markets are Northern Europe, North America and the Asia-Pacific region. The Group has about 500 employees. Marimekko's shares are quoted on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. www.marimekko.com