Valmet Corporation - Company Announcement

Changes in Valmet's organizational structure and appointment to the Executive Team

Valmet Corporation's stock exchange release on February 6, 2015 at 12:05 noon
EET

Valmet announced the acquisition of the Process Automation Systems business from
Metso on January 15, 2015. Due to the acquisition, Valmet's Board of Directors
has confirmed the future organizational structure of Valmet. The new structure
will come into effect after the completion of the acquisition. As announced
earlier, the transaction is estimated to be completed by April 1, 2015, and it
is subject to approval by the competition authorities.

Future organizational structure

Valmet's organizational structure consists of business lines, geographical areas
and corporate functions. Once the Process Automation Systems business
acquisition is completed, the acquired business will form a fourth business line
in Valmet. The name of the business line will be Automation. After the
completion of the acquisition, Valmet's business lines will be: Services, Pulp
and Energy, Paper, and Automation.

Valmet's geographical areas remain the same: North America, South America, EMEA,
China, and Asia-Pacific. Finance, Strategy and Operational Development, HR, and
Communications and Marketing continue as the corporate functions.

Valmet will continue to report its financial results as one segment.

Sakari Ruotsalainen appointed President of the future Automation business line

Mr. Sakari Ruotsalainen, M.Sc in Engineering, has been appointed President of
the new Automation business line, which will be formed after the completion of
the acquisition. Sakari Ruotsalainen (born 1955) is currently the Head of
Process Automation Systems business in Metso Corporation. In his new position he
will be a member of Valmet's Executive Team and will report to the President and
CEO Pasi Laine.


Further information, please contact:
Pasi Laine, President and CEO, Valmet Corporation, tel. +358 10 672 0001


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 10,500 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.

Valmet's net sales in 2014 were approximately EUR 2.5 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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Attachments:

CV of Sakari Ruotsalainen.pdf