Intersport Finland Ltd to have new management
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
INTERSPORT FINLAND LTD PRESS RELEASE 29.11.2013 AT 09.30 1(1)
Intersport will revise its organisation effective from 1 January 2014. The
reform is aimed to achieve profitable growth in the Intersport chain in Russia
and to strengthen chain management in Finland.
Jussi Mikkola, M.Sc. (Econ.), 58, has been appointed President of Intersport
Finland Ltd. Mikkola joined Kesko in 1982. He acted as Intersport's Chain
Director and President in 1998-2007 and has been Board member of Intersport
International Corporation since 2001. Currently, he is President of Indoor Group
Ltd responsible for the operations of Asko and Sotka.
Juha Nurminen, Business College Graduate, 50, has been appointed Vice President
of the Intersport chain operations. Nurminen has held several different
management positions in Kesko's sports trade since 1986, most recently President
of Intersport Finland Ltd since 2007.
Intersport Finland's retail chains in Finland are Intersport, Budget Sport and
Kesport. There are 62 Intersport stores, 10 Budget Sport stores and 30 Kesport
stores in Finland.
Kesko took full ownership of the Intersport licence and operations in Russia in
April 2012. There are currently 20 Intersport stores in Russia.
Intersport is part of the international sports trade chain in which Kesko is a
partner. The Intersport chain is the market leader in Finnish sports trade. The
chain's stores provide customers with equipment and advice for sports, keeping
fit and leisure.
Further information:
Senior Vice President Minna Kurunsaari, Kesko Corporation, home and speciality
goods trade and Kesko's customer information and e-commerce projects, tel.
+358 105 322 261
Kesko (www.kesko.fi) is a retail specialist whose stores offer quality to the
daily lives of consumers. Kesko's chains have about 2,000 stores in the Nordic
and Baltic countries, Russia, and Belarus.
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Datum: 29.11.2013 - 08:30 Uhr
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