Oslo, 8 March 2024 - CFO in XXL ASA, Stein Eriksen, has today informed the Company that he has accepted a new position as CFO in another company. Consequently, he will leave XXL this summer, after the Q2 2024 reporting in July, and XXL will immediately initiate a search for a new CFO.
"I would like to thank my colleagues, the Management team and the Board of Directors for my years in XXL and for all the opportunities the Company has given me. XXL is entering another phase, with a strong turnaround plan currently under execution, and I feel that now is the right time for me to move on. XXL is a great place to work and I am very impressed by all the effort and passion the XXL employees are putting in every day. I will continue as an XXL supporter from the outside”, says CFO Stein Eriksen.
CEO Freddy Sobin expresses his gratitude to Stein Eriksen for his hard work and dedication to XXL over a five-year period
"I would like to sincerely thank Stein for all his efforts for and contributions to XXL over many years. During his leadership the Finance department of XXL has been strengthened, he has been vital in several restructuring and refinancing activities and also been interim CEO during difficult transitions and under challenging market conditions. I respect his decision to move on when XXL is entering a new phase of executing on the transformation and turnaround plan “Reset & Rethink”. We will now secure a robust hand over together and I wish him the best of luck in his new endeavors”, says CEO Freddy Sobin.
XXL will immediately initiate a process to recruit the successor to the CFO position.
For further queries, please contact:
Investor Relations
Tolle O. R. Grøterud
Tel: +47 902 72 959
E-mail: ir@xxlasa.com
Press contact
Jan Christian Thommesen
Tel: + 47 918 21 387
E-mail: presse@xxl.no
ABOUT XXL ASA
XXL is a leading sports retailer with stores and e-commerce in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark. It is the largest among the major sports retailers in the Nordics. XXL pursues a broad customer appeal, offering a one stop shop experience with a wide range of products for sports, hunting, skiing, biking and other outdoor activities. XXL’s concept is to have the largest stores with the best prices and the widest assortment of products, focusing on branded goods.
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to Section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.