date:Jun 03, 2014
Finnish retailer Kesko has announced the appointment of a new group CEO.
Mikko Helander would take up the post from January 1, 2015, said the group in a statement.
Helander will succeed Matti Halmesmki, who will remain as a special advisor until retiring in May 2015.
Helander will stand down as CEO of the Mets Board Corporation in order to take up the new position.
Kesko has around 2,000 stores engaged in chain operations in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia and Bel