Glaston Oyj Abp - Changes board/management/auditors

Change in Glaston's Executive Management Group

Helsinki, Finland, 2011-01-04 15:00 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 

GLASTON CORPORATION Stock Exchange Release 4.1.2011 at 16.00 (EET)

Change in Glaston's Executive Management Group

Glaston Corporation's Senior Vice President, Machines, and member of Glaston's
Executive Management Group, Topi Saarenhovi has decided to leave the company on
February 1, 2011. 

In 2010 Glaston has purposefully adjusted its structure to meet the current
market situation and a new head of the Machines business area will not be
appointed. As of 1 February 2011 the Machines business area reports directly to
CEO&President Arto Metsänen. 

Glaston's Executive Management Group consists of the following members as of 1
February 2011: 
Arto Metsänen, CEO&President
Tapio Engström, CFO
Günter Befort, Senior Vice President, Software Solutions Business Area
Juha Liettyä, Senior Vice President, Services Business Area
Tapani Lankinen, Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Pekka Huuhka, Senior Vice President, Supply Chain
Frank Chengdong Zhang, General Manager, Asia


For further information, please contact:
Arto Metsänen, CEO&President, phone: +358 10 500 6100


Distribution: NASDAQ OMX, media, www.glaston.net





Glaston Corporation
Glaston Corporation is an international glass technology companyand a pioneer
of glass processing technology.Its product range and service network are the
widest in the industry.Glaston's well-known brands are Bavelloni in
pre-processing machines and tools, Tamglass and Uniglass in safety glass
machines, and Albat+Wirsam in glass industry software. 

Glaston's share (GLA1V) is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Small Cap List.