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The new Articles of Association approved by Kesko´s<br />
Extraordinary General Meeting held on 30 October 2000 were<br />
entered in the Trade Register on 1 January 2001. The entry into<br />
force of the new Articles of Association also started the term<br />
of the Board members elected by the Extraordinary General<br />
Meeting. Their term will expire at the close of the Annual<br />
General Meeting in 2003.<br />
Kesko’s Board of Directors elected Matti Kallio as its Chairman<br />
and Keijo Suila as its Deputy Chairman at the Board meeting held<br />
on 3 January 2001. Other Board members are Kesko’s President and<br />
CEO Matti Honkala, B.S. (Econ.); Eero Kasanen, Dr.Sc. (Econ.);<br />
Maarit Näkyvä, M.Sc. (Econ.); Kalevi Sivonen, retailer; Heikki<br />
Takamäki, retailer; and Jukka Toivakka, retailer.<br />
On 1 January 2001, a Corporate Management Board was established<br />
in the Kesko Group. Its members represent the company’s<br />
operating management. President and CEO Matti Honkala acts as<br />
the Board’s Chairman, and the other members appointed are<br />
Kalervo Haapaniemi, Matti Halmesmäki, Erkki Heikkinen, Juhani<br />
Järvi, Matti Laamanen, Riitta Laitasalo and Jouko Tuunainen.<br />
Acting in accordance with a previously decided plan, Kesko<br />
Corporation transferred its foods and home and speciality goods<br />
businesses to its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Kesko Food Ltd and<br />
Keswell Ltd respectively, on 1 April 2001. Kalervo Haapaniemi<br />
was appointed President of Kesko Food, responsible for the foods<br />
trade, and Matti Laamanen the President of Keswell Ltd,<br />
responsible for the home and speciality goods trade.<br />
It is planned that two new subsidiaries, responsible for the<br />
hardware and builders’ supplies trade and the agricultural and<br />
machinery trade, will be formed on 1 October 2001.<br />
Personnel<br />
The Group’s average number of employees in the review period was<br />
10,928 (10,543), divided by division as follows:<br />
average average<br />
1-3/2001 1-3/2000 31.3.2001<br />
Kesko Food 4,887 4,672 6,293<br />
Rautakesko 1,173 688 1,295<br />
Keswell 2,453 2,749 3,202<br />
Kesko Agriculture and 668 627 718<br />
Machinery<br />
VV-Auto 110 103 113<br />
Kaukomarkkinat 841 757 875<br />
Others 796 947 860<br />
Total 10,928 10,543 13,356