Sari Nordblad appointed Silmäasema’s CFO
Silmäasema Oyj
Stock exchange release
26 March 2019 at 09:00 a.m. EET
Sari Nordblad (M.Sc Econ.) has been appointed Silmäasema's CFO and member of the Management Team. She will start in her new position by the end of May 2019.
Sari Nordblad has been the Group CFO of Prevent 360 Security Services Ltd since 2017. Before this, she has held several Finance Director and Group CFO positions in Sanoma Media Finland, Vaasan Group and Huurre Group.
Nordblad will start onboarding and familiarizing herself with the operations of Silmäasema immediately and will be responsible for the duties of Silmäasema Commercial Director until further notice as of April 1, 2019.
"We welcome Sari to the Management Team of Silmäasema with great enthusiasm. She is an experienced CFO with a strong track record of successful financial management and a solid business insight developed in various business sectors," says Jussi Salminen, CEO of Silmäasema.
As Silmäasema announced on 14 March 2019, Anu Kankkunen, current CFO of Silmäasema, will leave the company by the end of May 2019 to join another company. Commercial Director Anna Seppälä’s last working day with Silmäasema is 31 March 2019. Silmäasema announced Seppälä's resignation on 19 December 2018.
Picture of Sari Nordblad is attached to this release.
SILMÄASEMA OYJ
Jussi Salminen
CEO
For further information, please contact:
CEO Jussi Salminen, tel. +358 40 834 5818
Sari Nordblad, forthcoming CFO and acting Commercial Director as of 1 April 2019, tel. +358 50 552 7247
Mikko Merisaari, Acting Head of Communications and Investor Relations, tel. +358 50 521 4055
Silmäasema is a Finnish company, which offers all products and services for optical retail and eye healthcare nationwide. Silmäasema is the largest private eye clinic provider offering eye surgeries and the second largest optical retail chain in Finland. The Silmäasema chain has over 150 stores and 14 eye clinics in Finland as well as ten stores in Estonia. The Silmäasema chain employs over 1,000 eye healthcare professionals. The Silmäasema Group’s net sales were EUR 122.9 million in 2018 and adjusted EBITDA was EUR 11.8 million.
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