Atria Plc, company announcement, 17 July 2025, at 12.30 pm

Kati Janhunen appointed as Atria Group’s EVP, Sustainability  –  Merja Leino retires

When PhD Merja Leino, Atria Group's long-term Executive Vice President for Sustainability, retires, Kati Janhunen, M.Sc. (Econ.), is appointed as Atria Group's Executive Vice President, Sustainability, and a member of the Atria Group's Management Team. Janhunen will be transferred to Atria latest on 1 February 2026 and will start in her position no later than 1 June 2026.

– The role of sustainability in Atria's strategy and business is central. Atria's goal is that the entire value chain operates sustainably and that sustainability is part of all operations. Stakeholders' expectations and changed regulation are rapidly shaping the operating environment of sustainability work. We want to continue to be proactive in our sustainability work and take care of the well-being of our entire value chain. I would like to thank Merja Leino for her long career at Atria in diverse positions, the longest periods of which she has served as the head of various businesses in Atria Finland.  In addition, her contribution, especially in building sustainability at Atria, and also as a developer of quality and product safety, has been significant, says Kai Gyllström, CEO of Atria Plc.

Kati Janhunen joins Atria from the Arla Finland management team, where she is currently responsible for marketing, innovation and product group management, as well as the commercialisation of sustainability through consumer brands. She has 20 years of experience in managing consumer brands, innovation and product groups at both Arla and Unilever.

– Merja Leino's successor, Kati Janhunen, has strong experience in ambitious sustainability management and the commercialisation of sustainability, especially in the consumer business interface, which fits perfectly with Atria's goals, continues Kai Gyllström.

Atria's current EVP for Sustainability, Merja Leino, will retire 1 June 2026 after a 30-year career at Atria.

For more information, please contact Kai Gyllström, CEO of Atria Plc. Contact and interview requests via Communications Manager Marja Latvatalo, e-mail: marja.latvatalo@atria.com, tel. +358 400 777 874.

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