Fortum - Company Announcement

Fortum Corporation's Board Committees

Espoo, Finland, 2013-04-09 17:30 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FORTUM CORPORATION
STOCK EXHANGE RELEASE 9 April 2013 at 18:30 EEST 


Fortum's Board of Directors has elected, from among its members, to the
Nomination and Remuneration Committee Sari Baldauf as Chairman and Minoo
Akhtarzand, Ilona Ervasti-Vaintola and Christian Ramm-Schmidt as members. 

Furthermore, the Board elected to the Audit and Risk Committee Kim Ignatius as
Chairman and Heinz-Werner Binzel and Joshua Larson as members. 


Fortum Corporation
Helena Aatinen
Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications

Additional information:
Harri Pynnä, General Counsel, Fortum Corporation, tel. +358 50 45 24825

Distribution:
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Fortum

Fortum's purpose is to create energy that improves life for present and future
generations. We provide sustainable solutions that fulfill the needs for low
emissions, resource efficiency and energy security, and deliver excellent value
to our shareholders. Our activities cover the generation, distribution and
sales of electricity and heat as well as related expert services. 

Fortum's operations focus on the Nordic countries, Russia, Poland and the
Baltics. In the future, the integrating European and fast-growing Asian energy
markets provide additional growth opportunities. In 2012, Fortum's sales
totalled EUR 6.2 billion and comparable operating profit was EUR 1.7 billion.
We employ approximately 10,400 people. Fortum's shares are quoted on NASDAQ OMX
Helsinki. 

Further information: www.fortum.com