HELSINKI, Finland, May 2, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Aleksanteri Lebedeff, Senior Vice President, General Counsel of Metso Corporation as of May 1, 2006, has today been appointed Member of Metso Paper's, Metso Minerals' and Metso Automation's Board of Directors.
In this connection, Harri Luoto, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, resigns from Metso business area Boards.
Members of Metso's business area Boards are presented on Metso's Internet pages at www.metso.com.
Metso is a global engineering and technology corporation with 2005 net sales of approximately EUR 4.2 billion. Its 22 000 employees in more than 50 countries serve customers in the pulp and paper industry, rock and minerals processing, the energy industry and selected other industries.