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Change in Excecutive Committee: Kaapro Kanto appointed EVP, Chief Information Officer (CIO)

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Aktia Bank Plc
Stock Exchange Release
9 November 2023 at 9.30 a.m.

Change in Excecutive Committee: Kaapro Kanto appointed EVP, Chief Information Officer (CIO)

Kaapro Kanto, Bachelor of Computer Science BCS, has been appointed as the new EVP, Chief Information Officer (CIO) of Aktia and member of the Group’s Executive Committee. He reports to Aktia’s CEO Juha Hammarén.

Kanto has extensive experience in demanding IT tasks. He has worked as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Aktia since January 2023 and as Acting Chief Information Officer (CIO) since June 2023. Prior to joining Aktia, he was a Chief Information Officer and member of the extended management team at Alko for four years.

As EVP and CIO, Kanto is responsible for the whole IT unit of Aktia and the implementation of the IT strategy.

“Kaapro Kanto is a visionary leader with solid experience in many IT fields. I am very pleased that, as a member of the Group’s Executive Committee, he will continue the purposeful development of Aktia’s IT. The choice of Kanto as the new EVP and CIO creates the best conditions for implementing Aktia’s strategy and vision,” said Aktia’s CEO Juha Hammarén.

“Our objective is to develop Aktia’s IT to supports the company’s strategy and vision of being the leading wealth management bank in the best way possible. Aktia’s IT plays a central role in all our development both as producer and provider of excellent digital services for our customers”, says Kaapro Kanto.

A condition for the appointment is that the Financial Supervisory Authority has no comments on it.

Further information:
Juha Hammarén, CEO
tel. +358 10 247 6350

Aktia is a Finnish asset manager, bank and life insurer that has been creating wealth and wellbeing from one generation to the next for 200 years. We serve our customers in digital channels everywhere and face-to-face in our offices in the Helsinki, Turku, Tampere, Vaasa and Oulu regions. Our award-winning asset management business sells investment funds internationally. We employ approximately 900 people around Finland. Aktia’s assets under management (AuM) on 30 June 2023 amounted to EUR 13.8 billion, and the balance sheet total was EUR 12.3 billion. Aktia’s shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd (AKTIA). aktia.com.

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