(Stock Exchange Release)
Jyrki Mäki-Kala has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of Kemira
from 1st of October 2008. Mäki-Kala is currently working as President
of Kemira Pulp&Paper. Kemira's current CFO Esa Tirkkonen will
continue his work as Deputy CEO of Kemira Oyj until his retirement in
2009. Tirkkonen will continue his responsibilities in
Mergers&Acquistions area including steering and managing Tikkurila's
spin off - process.
Petri Helsky has been appointed President of The Paper segment.
Helsky is currently working as Vice President responsible for the
ChemSolutions business unit. Pekka Ojanpää has been appointed
President of the Water segment. Ojanpää is currently responsible for
the business area Kemira Water. Randy Owens has been appointed
President of the Oil and Mining segment. He is currently working as
Vice President responsible for the Additives business unit.
Håkan Kylander has been appointed Region Head of Kemira Europe. He is
currently working as Vice President, Human Resources in Kemira
Pulp&Paper. All of these appointments will take effect on 1st of
October 2008.
Kemira Oyj
Timo Leppä, Executive Vice President, Group Communications
For further information please contact
Kemira Oyj
Harri Kerminen, President and CEO
Tel. +358 10 862 1801
Kemira will be a focused company, the best in water and fiber
management chemistry.
In 2007, Kemira recorded revenue of approximately EUR 2.8 billion and
had a staff of 10,000. Kemira operates in 40 countries.
www.kemira.com
