Kemira Oyj - Company Announcement

Kemira Oyj's Nomination Board proposes to the Annual General Meeting 2014 election of Wolfgang Büchele as a member of the Board of Directors

Kemira Oyj
Stock Exchange Release
September 27, 2013 at 11.45 am (CET+1)

The Nomination Board proposes to the Annual General Meeting of Kemira Oyj that
the current President and CEO of Kemira Oyj, Wolfgang Büchele, be elected as a
member of the Board of Directors. Wolfgang Büchele will leave his position as
the President and CEO of Kemira Oyj on April 30, 2014.

Chairman of the Nomination Board Pekka Paasikivi: "Wolfgang Büchele has done
excellent work as the President and CEO of Kemira. We are pleased that despite
of leaving his current position, Wolfgang Büchele's strong experience and deep
industrial knowledge is further available to Kemira through the membership in
the Board of Directors. Büchele's membership in the Board of Directors will
enable the continuity in the implementation of Kemira's strategy focusing on
water quality and quantity management."

The Nomination Board will deliver to the Board of Directors of Kemira Oyj its
proposals on the full composition of the Board of Directors and on the
remuneration of the Board of Directors by February 1, 2014.

The Nomination Board consists of the following representatives: Pekka Paasikivi,
Chairman of the Board of Oras Invest Oy as the Chairman of the Nomination Board;
Kari Järvinen, Managing Director of Solidium Oy; Risto Murto, Executive Vice
President, Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company and Timo Ritakallio, Deputy
CEO, Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company as members of the Nomination
Board and Jukka Viinanen, Chairman of Kemira's Board of Directors as an expert
member.

For more information, please contact

Pekka Paasikivi, Chairman of the Kemira Nomination Board
Tel. +358 50 501 0666


Kemira is a global chemicals company serving customers in water-intensive
industries. We provide expertise and chemicals that improve our customers'
water, energy and raw material efficiency. Our focus is on pulp & paper, oil &
gas, mining and water treatment. In 2012, Kemira had annual revenue of EUR 2.2
billion and around 4,900 employees. Kemira shares are listed on the NASDAQ OMX
Helsinki Ltd.
www.kemira.com


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