David Nuutinen appointed President and CEO of Cloetta AB

Cloetta’s Board of Directors has decided to appoint David Nuutinen to President
and CEO of Cloetta AB. He will assume the position as of 20 July, 2015. David
Nuutinen is currently President Cloetta Finland and will succeed Bengt Baron
who, after six year as CEO of Cloetta and Leaf, has decided to leave the
company.
"David Nuutinen has a solid background and excellent understanding of Cloetta
and the confectionery industry. He has been a key player in Cloetta’s Group
Management team since 2007, leading the Finnish business to continuous excellent
performance. He has 30 years of experience from the fast moving consumer goods
industry. Under the leadership of David Nuutinen, the strategy and financial
targets remain intact, "says Caroline Sundewall, Chairman of the Board of
Directors.

"I am very happy to get the opportunity to lead Cloetta. My ambition is to
continue on the profitable growth path driven by organic sales, continued cost
-efficiencies and new initiatives including potential acquisitions", says David
Nuutinen.

David Nuutinen was born in Canada in 1959 and is a Finnish citizen. He is
married with two children. David holds a M.Sc. in Economics from the Helsinki
School of Economics. He has been President of Cloetta and Leaf Finland since
2005, Commercial Director at Leaf Finland, 2003–2005, General Manager of PepsiCo
Beverages, Finland, Baltics, Ukraine, 2000–2002, Operations Director at
McDonald´s Finland, 1996–2000 and has held various marketing and sales positions
at Vaasanmylly Oy, 1986–1996. He is the Chairman of Kamux Holding Oy and a board
member of Splizzeria Oy.

Cloetta’s present President and CEO, Bengt Baron, has led Cloetta and Leaf since
2009. He will leave Cloetta after the second quarter results have been presented
in July, 2015.

"After six exciting and intense years, I feel it is a good time to move on. I am
really proud of what Cloetta, as an organization, has achieved during this
period. My decision is also made easier as I am handing over the responsibility
into David Nuutinen’s capable hands", says Bengt Baron, President and CEO of
Cloetta.

"Under Bengt Baron’s leadership Cloetta has merged with Leaf and evolved into a
very solid and successful company. He has been a key contributor in building
Cloetta to becoming the leading confectionary company in the Nordic region. A
stable foundation has been built and Cloetta stands strong for the future", says
Caroline Sundewall, Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Conference call
A conference call with Caroline Sundewall, Chairman of the Board of Directors,
David Nuutinen, incoming President and CEO, and Bengt Baron President and CEO
will be held today at 10.00 a.m. Those who wish to participate are invited to
dial in on telephone number +46 8 566 426 62. The presentation will be in
English. Make sure that you are connected to the conference by dialing in and
register a few minutes before the conference begins. An audio recording of the
conference call will be published on www.cloetta.com.

The information contained in this press release is such that Cloetta is required
to disclose pursuant to the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act and/or the
Swedish Securities Markets Act. The information was submitted for publication on
11 May 2015 at 08:00 a.m. CET.
Media contact
Jacob Broberg, SVP Corporate Communications & Investor Relations, +46 70 190 00
33.
About Cloetta
Cloetta, founded in 1862, is a leading confectionary company in the Nordic
region, the Netherlands, and Italy. In total, Cloetta products are sold in more
than 50 countries worldwide. Cloetta owns some of the strongest brands on the
market, such as Läkerol, Cloetta, Jenkki, Kexchoklad, Malaco, Sportlife, Saila,
Red Band and Sperlari. Cloetta has 11 production units in six countries.
Cloetta’s class B-shares are traded on Nasdaq Stockholm. More information about
Cloetta is available on www.cloetta.com