Juha Koponen appointed as the President and CEO of Tamro Group, Jo Langmoen to join the Tamro Board of Directors

Press release 19 March 2009

The Tamro Board of Directors has appointed Juha Koponen M.Sc. (Econ.), (42) as Tamro Group President & CEO from 1 August 2009. As from 1 April 2009, Juha Koponen will act as deputy President & CEO. He will also continue as the Managing Director of Tamro Finland.

According to his employment contract, Tamro Group's President & CEO Jo Langmoen will retire at the age of 60 in July 2009. On the request of Tamro’s owner the PHOENIX Group, Jo Langmoen will become a member of the Tamro Board of Directors as of 1 August 2009. As from this date he will also be available for special assignments until further notice.

Juha Koponen joined the Tamro Group as the Group CFO and a member of the Group Management Group in 2002. After 4 years of successful service he was appointed to resume the responsibility for Tamro Finland.

- I warmly congratulate Juha and wish him the best in his new position. Both as a member of the Tamro Group Management and as the Managing Director of Tamro Finland he has contributed substantially to the last years’ much improved performance of the Tamro Group, says Jo Langmoen.

- I am very excited about this opportunity to take over as the President and CEO of the Tamro Group. Our company has contributed significantly to the Nordic pharmaceutical supply chain already since the 19th century. With our committed, dynamic and highly skilled people, we are well positioned to take an ever increasing role in developing our healthcare systems in the coming years. By so doing, we truly serve the well-being of the societies in which we work, says Juha Koponen.

For further information, please contact:
Jo Langmoen, President and CEO, Tamro Group, tel. +358 20 445 4050
Juha Koponen, Managing Director, Tamro Finland, tel. +358 400 507 307
Terhi Kivinen, Director, Communications and Corporate Responsibility, Tamro Group tel. +358 40 848 4001, terhi.kivinen@tamro.com

Pictures are available in Tamro image bank or by request from Tamro Corporate Communications: tel. +358 400 964 662 or corporate.communications@tamro.com.



Tamro Group is the leading pharmaceutical wholesaler in Northern Europe with retail pharmacies in Norway, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia and Poland. The Group operates in Nordic and Baltic countries, Poland and through a minority share in Russia. Tamro’s average share of pharmaceutical wholesaling in the Nordic countries is approximately 54%. Tamro’s net sales amount to approximately EUR 5.6 billion and the company employs more than 5,000 staff (2007/08). Measured in net sales, Tamro Group is Finland's 12th largest company. The headquarters of Tamro Group is in Vantaa, Finland. Tamro is a part of the international PHOENIX Group. More information: www.tamro.com