Stock exchange releases Restamax Plc: JARNO SUOMINEN NAMED AS TEMPORARY CEO OF RESTAMAX PLC Restamax Plc STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 22 MAY 2017 at 14:30 JARNO SUOMINEN NAMED AS TEMPORARY CEO OF RESTAMAX PLC Restamax Plc's Board of Directors has named Jarno Suominen 44 as the temporary CEO of the Group as of 22 May 2017. Mr Suominen currently works as Restamax's CFO and will also continue in his current post. Mr Suominen has worked at Restamax and served as CFO from 2005. He has been a member of the Group's Executive Team since 2005. In a stock exchange release published on 2 January 2017 Restamax Plc announced that CEO Markku Virtanen will leave the Group for personal reasons as of 30 June 2017. Mr Virtanen became Restamax's CEO in 2005. From 1 July 2017 Restamax's Executive Team will consist of the following people: Jarno Suominen temporary CEO CFO Perttu Pesonen Development Director Eero Aho Product Line Director Food Tanja Virtanen Product Line Director Food Paul Meli Product Line Director Nightclubs and other entertainment Miko Helander Product Line Director Nightclubs and other entertainment Additional information: Timo Laine Chairman of the Board of Directors Restamax Plc tel. +358 400 626 064 Jarno Suominen CFO Restamax Plc tel. +358 40 721 5655 Distribution: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Major media www.restamax.fi Restamax Plc is a Finnish restaurant business and labour hire services group established in 1996. The company which listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki in 2013 and became the first Finnish listed restaurant company has continued to grow strongly throughout its history. The Group companies include some 120 restaurants nightclubs and entertainment centres all over Finland. Well-known restaurant concepts of the Group include Stefan's Steakhouse Viihdemaailma Ilona Classic American Diner and Colorado Bar & Grill. In 2016 Restamax Plc's turnover was MEUR 130.1 and EBITDA MEUR 19.4. Depending on the season some 1 100 persons converted into full-time employees work at the Group. The workforce of Restamax subsidiary Smile Henkilöstöpalvelut Oy is about 4 500. Restamax company website: www.restamax.fi Restamax consumer website: www.ravintola.fi Smile Henkilöstöpalvelut: www.smilepalvelut.fi
