Valmet Corporation's four largest registered shareholders according to Euroclear on September 1, 2014, have named the following persons as their representatives in Valmet's Nomination Board:
Martin Oliw, Partner (Cevian Capital Partners Ltd)
Kari Järvinen, Managing Director (Solidium Oy)
Jorma Eräkare, Head of Finnish Equities (Nordea Funds Oy)
Rober Hagborg, Investment Advisory Professional (Triton)
Jukka Viinanen, Chairman of Valmet's Board of Directors, will serve as the Nomination Board's expert member.
Nomination Board will prepare proposals on members of the Board of Directors and their remuneration for the next Annual General Meeting which is planned to be held on March 27, 2015.
Further information, please contact:
Rasmus Oksala, General Counsel, Valmet Corporation, tel. +358 40 586 8997
Hanna-Maria Heikkinen, Vice President, Investor Relations, Valmet Corporation, tel. +358 10 672 0007
VALMET CORPORATION
Markku Honkasalo
CFO
Hanna-Maria Heikkinen
VP, Investor Relations
Valmet Corporation is a leading global developer and supplier of services and technologies for the pulp, paper and energy industries. Our 11,000 professionals around the world work close to our customers and are committed to moving our customers' performance forward - every day.
Valmet's services cover everything from maintenance outsourcing to mill and plant improvements and spare parts. Our strong technology offering includes entire pulp mills, tissue, board and paper production lines, as well as power plants for bio-energy production.
The company has over 200 years of industrial history and was reborn through the demerger of the pulp, paper and power businesses from Metso Group in December 2013. Valmet's net sales in 2013 were approximately EUR 2.6 billion. Valmet's objective is to become the global champion in serving its customers.
Valmet's head office is in Espoo, Finland and its shares are listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd.
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