RNB RETAIL AND BRANDS today announced the following changes to its Group
Executive Management:
* Maria Öqvist has been appointed President of Brothers & Sisters effective
September 27, 2012. Maria Öqvist currently holds the position of President
of Polarn O. Pyret.
* Anders Wiberg will succeed Maria Öqvist as President of Polarn O. Pyret.
Anders Wiberg will take office on September 27 after previously serving as
Global Supply Chain Director.
* Peter Bondelid has been appointed to succeed Anders Wiberg as Global Supply
Chain Director from November 19, 2012. Peter Bondelid most recently worked
as Managing Partner at Diligo Advisers.
* Yongan Kim, who has been President of Brothers & Sisters until today, will
leave the Group.
All of the above are members of Group Executive Management of RNB RETAIL AND
BRANDS.
"These changes to Group Executive Management are being made in a difficult
market climate with the purpose of ensuring that our expertise is capitalized on
in manner that has the greatest possible effect. With his solid and extensive
industry experience and his proven ability to successfully implement operational
change projects, Anders Wiberg has the right profile for leading Polarn O. Pyret
forward. I believe that in today's challenging market climate, it is imperative
to have someone with an operational focus to further strengthen Polarn O.
Pyret's market position and profitability," says Magnus HÃ¥kansson, President and
CEO of RNB RETAIL AND BRANDS.
"By serving as President of Polarn O. Pyret and as a member of Group Executive
Management for more than two years, Maria Öqvist has made valuable contributions
to both Polarn O. Pyret and the Group as a whole. Under Maria Öqvist's
leadership, Polarn O. Pyret has grown both in Sweden and internationally by
establishing stores and through e-commerce, whereby a clear strategic platform
and strong organization have been created to pursue this work further. Maria
Öqvist possesses considerable experience of strategic and market issues and her
leadership is perfectly suited to accelerating the pace of the repositioning and
turnaround work at Brothers & Sisters," Magnus HÃ¥kansson adds.
Peter Bondelid has long, solid experience as a management consultant in
strategic and organizational issues and operative change management. He has
previously worked at SIAR Bossard and Accenture, and most recently served as
Managing Partner at Diligo Advisers. Peter Bondelid worked as a consultant for
RNB in conjunction with the establishment of production organization in 2011.
"It is very positive to have Peter as part of the team. He has contributed to
our development to date and can now continue this work as a member of Group
Executive Management," says Magnus HÃ¥kansson.
Stefan Danieli was previously appointed CFO and member of Group Executive
Management. Stefan Danieli was employed on August 27 and will take office on
November 1.
For further information, please contact:
Magnus HÃ¥kansson, CEO, RNB RETAIL AND BRANDS,
+46 8 410 520 02, +46 768 87 20 02,
e-mail: Â magnus.hakansson@rnb.se
The information is such that RNB RETAIL AND BRANDS AB (publ) is required to
disclose in accordance with the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act and/or
the Swedish Securities Market Act. The information was submitted for publishing
on September 27, 2012, at 08.30 a.m.
RNB RETAIL AND BRANDS owns, operates and develops fashion, clothing,
accessories, jewelry and cosmetics stores that focus on providing excellent
service and a world-class shopping experience. Sales are mainly conducted in
Scandinavia through the three store concepts Brothers & Sisters, JC and Polarn
O. Pyret, as well as through shops in the department stores NK in Stockholm and
Gothenburg. RNB RETAIL AND BRANDS has operation in 10 countries. RNB RETAIL AND
BRANDS has been listed on the OMX Nordic Exchange since 2001.
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