Suominen Oyj - Company Announcement

SUOMINEN CORPORATION: COMPOSITION OF SUOMINEN'S NOMINATION COMMITTEE

Tampere, Finland, 2012-11-19 09:30 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Suominen Corporation
                   Stock exchange release 19.11.2012 at 10.30 a.m. 


Composition of Suominen's Nomination Committee

The representatives notified by the company's three largest shareholders have
been elected to Suominen Corporation's Nomination Committee. The
representatives are: Jan Lång, President & CEO, Ahlstrom Corporation; Timo
Ritakallio, Deputy CEO, Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company; and Risto
Murto, Executive Vice President, Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company. Jorma
Eloranta, Chairman of Suominen's Board of Directors, serves as the Nomination
Committee's expert member. 

Suominen's Annual General Meeting held on 4 April 2012 resolved to establish a
Nomination Committee to prepare proposals for the following Annual General
Meeting concerning the election and remuneration of the members of the Board of
Directors. Under the resolution, representatives of the three largest
shareholders as of 15 November 2012 are elected to the Nomination Committee and
the Chairman of the Board of Directors would serve as an expert member. 

The Nomination Committee shall submit its proposals to the Board of Directors
no later than 1 February prior to the Annual General Meeting. 

Helsinki, 19 November 2012

Suominen Corporation

Tapio Engström
Chief Financial Officer

For additional information, please contact
Mr Tapio Engström, tel. +358 (0) 214 300


Suominen supplies industry and retailers with nonwovens, wet wipes and flexible
packaging for use in consumer products that people use every day - through two
business areas: Wiping and Flexibles. 


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