Suominen Oyj - Changes board/management/auditors

Lynda A. Kelly appointed Senior Vice President, Care business area at Suominen Corporation

Helsinki, Finland, 2014-04-22 08:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Suominen
Corporation   Stock Exchange Release   22 April 2014 at 9:00am (EEST) 

LYNDA A. KELLY APPOINTED SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CARE BUSINESS AREA AT SUOMINEN
CORPORATION 

Ms. Lynda A. Kelly, B. Sc, has been appointed Senior Vice President, Care
business area and a member of the Corporate Executive Team at Suominen
Corporation, effective 12 May 2014. Lynda A. Kelly has a long and wide-ranging
experience in nonwovens business, especially in hygiene, medical and wiping
products. 

Most recently, she acted as Director, Global Medical and Wipes at First Quality
Nonwovens. Prior to that she has worked at John R Starr, Inc. as Senior
Consultant, being responsible for the worldwide medical and consumer nonwoven
research, and at BBA Nonwovens, where she held several managerial positions.
Ms. Kelly, a US citizen, will report to Ms. Nina Kopola, President & CEO of
Suominen Corporation, and acting Senior Vice President of Care business area. 

“I am extremely pleased to welcome Lynda A. Kelly to Suominen and to the
company's Corporate Executive Team. Her thorough experience in developing and
managing businesses will be important for us in implementing our strategy. The
deep knowledge she will bring in the products and customers we are focusing on
in our Care business area will be very valuable going forward”, says Nina
Kopola, President & CEO of Suominen. 

“I am honored and delighted to join Suominen, a leading global manufacturer of
nonwovens and flexible packaging. I look forward to working with the Suominen
team as we create value for medical and hygiene nonwoven applications”, says
Lynda A. Kelly. 

Suominen's Care business area supplies value-adding nonwovens for medical and
hygiene applications, such as swabs and feminine care products. The business
area was formed in the beginning of 2014. 


Suominen Corporation
Nina Kopola, President & CEO


For further information, please contact:
Nina Kopola, tel. +358 10 214 300
Lynda A. Kelly, tel. +1 508 479 6079


Distribution:

NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Oy
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www.suominen.fi


Suominen in brief

Suominen supplies its industrial and retail customers with nonwovens and
flexible packaging for use in consumer products worldwide. Suominen is the
global market leader in nonwovens for wipes. The company employs more than
1,000 people in Europe and in the Americas. Suominen's net sales in 2013
amounted to MEUR 433.1 and operating profit excluding non-recurring items was
MEUR 18.3 (continuing operations). The Suominen share (SUY1V) is listed in
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Stock Exchange. Read more at www.suominen.fi.