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Panu Porkka Bulevardi 19 A 7 00120 +358 40 823 5146 [email protected]

05.07.1977 Finnish citizen married

Working experience

Mar 2018 – ongoing Verkkokauppa.com Oyj, Helsinki Ca. 700 employees CEO • Responsible for all operations • Chairman of the executive team

Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 Suomalainen kirjakauppa Oy, Helsinki Ca. 500 employees CEO • Responsible for all operations • Chairman of the executive board • Member of executive management team in Otava Oy

Jan 2013 – Dec 2016 Tokmanni Oy, Mäntsälä Ca. 3100 employees Sales Director • Responsible for store operations, chainmanagement, conseptdevelopment, e-commerce, wholesale • Member of the executive board • Responsible of operation 735 MEUR • Responsible for store personal of 2700 • Member of marketing management team

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Feb 2011 – April 2013 Waucher Oy, Helsinki 3-10 employees CEO, Chairman of the board • Responsible for whole business • In February 2011 founded start-up • Main sector web marketing and selling of consumer goods • Other sectors R&D, consumer register optimization and product licensing • Company was sold 2013

Jan 2009 – Dec 2010 Lidl Schweiz AG, Weinfelden Ca. 900 employees COO • Member of the executive board • Responsible for the daily operations • Other responsibilities warehouse operations, chain supervision, store layout, stock management and sales promotion • Grand opening March 2009 • Sales budget over 600 MCHF, exceeded by 50 MCHF

Jan 2008 – Dec 2008 Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG, Neckarsulm Ca. 120 000 employees Director Sales International • Member of the group executive board, reporting to the group board of directors • Responsibel for sales- and storeoperation development in Nordic countries • Responsible for , , Finland, , UK, • Responsible on group level for chain supervision, sales promotion and stock management

Aug 2004 – Dec 2007 Lidl Finland, Vantaa Ca. 2500 employees Sales Director • Member of the executive board, reporting to CEO • Responsible for the daily operations (warehouse and store operations) • Supervising warehouses, all stores, logistics, sales promotions, layout and chain control • 2 warehouses, approx. 130 stores, 2400 employees

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Jun 2003 – Jul 2004 Lidl Finland, Vantaa N. 2500 employees Audit manager, holder of procuration • Auditing of all company • Additional supervision of customer helpdesk • Reporting to CEO

Jun 2002 – May 2003 Lidl Finland, Vantaa N. 2500 employees District manager • Kuopio area, later Lahti area • 5 store openings • Grand opening 2002 in Iisalmi

Feb 2002 – Jun 2002 Lidl Cloppenberg Ca. 2500 employees District manager trainee • Training period in

Position of responsibility

04/2017 – 03/2018 Verkkokauppa.com Oyj, Board of Directors 2017 – 01/2018 Otava Oy, Board of Directors (supplementary member) 2017 – 01/2018 Otava Oy, member of työvaliokunta 2017 – 01/2018 Otavamedia Oy, Board of Directors 2017 – 01/2018 Suomalainen kirjakauppa Oy, Board of Directors 2017 – 01/2118 Kaupan liitto erikoiskaupan johtokunta, member 2017 – 01/2018 Kaupan liitto vaalivaliokunta, member 11/2016 -12/2017 Board of Directors Kirjakauppaliitto, member 2013 – 2016 PTY vähittäiskaupparyhmä, member 2011 - 2015 AS Oy Helsingin Puistokatu, board of directors 2011 - 2013 Fiban; Business angel association, member

Education

1998– 2001 Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, BWL studies 1992 - 1997 Deutsche Schule Helsinki, high school

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Languages

Finnish native German fluent English fluent French satisfactory (six years in school) Russian basics (three years in high school) Swedish basics

Hobbies traveling, reading, cottage, golf, tennis, badminton