Fredrikstad, 27 August 2018: Europris (OSE: EPR) has appointed Maria Borge
Andreassen as Director of Strategy and Business Development. She comes from
Orkla ASA where she has held various management positions during the past five
years, most recently as Marketing and Innovation Director. She will take up her
new role in Europris on December 1 2018.
"I am very excited to get Maria on-board as a key member of my Senior Management
Team, says CEO Pål Wibe. Maria has a very interesting background combining
leading-edge management consulting and retail industry experience. She will fit
very well into the Europris culture with her passion for retail, strong
relationship skills and likeable personality."
Maria Borge Andreassen will commence her employment with Europris on December 1
2018. Prior to her appointment as Director of Strategy and Business Development,
she served as Marketing and Innovation Director and as Corporate Business
Advisor to the President and CEO of Orkla ASA. Prior to this, Mrs Borge
Andreassen spent five years working as a consultant in McKinsey & Company. She
holds a bachelor in Business Administration from the University of Strathclyde
and a MBA from INSEAD. Maria Borge Andreassen is a Norwegian citizen and resides
in Norway.
For further queries, please contact:
Trine Engløkken, IR Manager
Tel: +47 940 50 937
Pål Wibe, CEO
Tel: +47 991 19 891
E-mail: ir@europris.no