Reijo Heiskanen (47), Licentiate of Social Sciences, will take up his duties as
OP-Pohjola Group's Chief Economist on 18 October 2010. He will be responsible
for macroeconomic analysis and forecasts at OP-Pohjola Group, and reporting to
Chief Strategy Officer Tom Dahlström.

Mr Heiskanen has been working as Economist for Nordea and its predecessor since
1989, his primary area of responsibility being analyses of the Finnish and euro
area economies. Prior to that, he held positions as researcher and part-time
teacher at the University of Joensuu.

For more information, please contact: Tom Dahlström, Chief Strategy Officer,
tel. +358 (0)10 252 2018



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