Nomination to Nokian Tyres' management team


Nokian Tyres plc Stock Exchange Release 18 May, 2016 09.30 a.m.

Timo Tervolin has been appointed as Vice President, Strategy and Corporate
Development and a member of Nokian Tyres' management team. His responsibilities
will include leading the company's strategy process and strategic programs,
mergers and acquisitions, and monitoring markets and competition.

Tervolin is currently working for Ingram Micro, the leading global technology
distributor based in Irvine, California, leading Ingram Micro’s mergers and
acquisitions team. He has substantial international experience in strategy and
business leadership and development having worked in Europe and the United
States with Nokia Corporation. Prior to his position at Nokia, Tervolin worked
as management consultant with the Boston Consulting Group. Timo Tervolin will
join Nokian Tyres on 6 June, 2016 and will report to the President and CEO.

"Timo has strong international experience in the field of strategic leadership,
mergers and acquisitions and business development. Timo will bring new
perspectives to the development of Nokian Tyres' strategy and I believe that
with him, our company will make further progress along the road to successful,
profitable growth," says Ari Lehtoranta, President and CEO of Nokian Tyres.

Nokian Tyres plc

Antti-Jussi Tähtinen
Vice President, Marketing and Communications

Further information: Ari Lehtoranta, President and CEO, Tel: +358 10 401 7733

Distribution: Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd, media and www.nokiantyres.com
Nokian Tyres is the world’s northernmost tyre manufacturer. The company promotes
and facilitates safe driving in demanding conditions. It supplies innovative
tyres for cars, trucks and special heavy machinery mainly in areas with special
challenges on tyre performance: snow, forests and harsh driving conditions in
different seasons. Nokian Tyres’ product development is consistently aiming
for sustainable solutions for safety and the environment, taking into account
the whole life cycle of the tyre. A part of the Nokian Tyres group, the tyre
chain Vianor has 1,475 outlets in 26 countries. In 2015 Nokian Tyres had
approximately 4,400 employees and net sales of approximately 1,4 billion euros.
Nokian Tyres’ share is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki. Further information:
www.nokiantyres.com