Sami Eronen appointed Head of Ruukki Construction at SSAB

Sami Eronen has been appointed Head of Ruukki Construction, a subsidiary of
SSAB, as of December 1, 2016. Sami Eronen will report to the Board of Directors
of Ruukki Construction Oy and to the President and CEO of SSAB, Martin
Lindqvist.
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Sami Eronen joins Ruukki Construction from SSAB Europe division, where he is
currently Head of Supply Chain Management and IT. Sami has a sound track record
in the steel construction business. Before working for SSAB Europe he worked
many years for Rautaruukki Corporation, where his responsibilities included the
building projects business, building construction in Northern Europe and
infrastructure construction. The interim head of Ruukki Construction, Jarmo
Tonteri, will leave the company as of November 30, 2016.

“Jarmo has successfully led Ruukki Construction through restructuring and I want
to thank him for a job well done. I’m convinced that Sami, with his thorough
background in the industry, is the right person to lead and develop Ruukki
Construction going forward,” said Martin Lindqvist.

Ruukki Construction is a European provider of energy-efficient building and
construction solutions serving the construction industry and is part of the SSAB
Group.

For further information, please contact:
Taina Kyllönen, Head of Group Communications, taina.kyllonen@ssab.com,
phone: +358 40 582 2175

Viktoria Karsberg, Head of Corporate Communications,
viktoria.karlsberg@ssab.com,
phone: +46 72 233 5288

SSAB AB is obliged to make this information public pursuant to the EU Market
Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the
agency of the contact person set out above, on September 27, 2016 at 8.00am
CEST.

Attachment: Sami Eronen’s photo
SSAB is a Nordic and US-based steel company. SSAB offers value added products
and services developed in close cooperation with its customers to create a
stronger, lighter and more sustainable world. SSAB has employees in over 50
countries. SSAB has production facilities in Sweden, Finland and the US. SSAB is
listed on the Nasdaq OMX Nordic Exchange in Stockholm and has a secondary
listing on the Nasdaq OMX in Helsinki. www.ssab.com.