Berendsen announces Maarit Aarni-Sirviö to Board as Non-Executive Director

– UK, London – Berendsen plc is pleased to announce that it has appointed Maarit Aarni-Sirviö as a Non-Executive Director of the Company with effect from 1 March 2014.

Maarit held a number of senior executive positions within Borealis AG one of Europe’s largest producers of plastics and was President and CEO of Mint of Finland.  She is currently a Non-Executive Director of Wärtsilä, a Finnish company manufacturing and servicing power sources, Board Member of ecoDa an independent association advocating good corporate governance, Senior Advisor at Eera Finland Oyj, a management consulting business, and Secretary General of the Directors’ Institute of Finland.  Previously Maarit has been a non-executive director of Vattenfall Ab (in Sweden) and of Ponsse Oyj and Rautaruukki Oyj.

Iain Ferguson, Chairman, commented: “We are delighted to announce the appointment of Maarit to the Berendsen Board.  We are looking forward to Maarit joining our Board and making a significant contribution to the business”.

About Berendsen plc

Berendsen plc is a focused European textile maintenance business with leading positions in most of the countries in which it operates. As a focused business we are able to mobilise our resources to drive our strategies in our core area of expertise.

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