Pöyry - Changes board/management/auditors

Changes in Pöyry PLC's Group Executive Committee

PÖYRY PLC          Company Announcement 22 May 2012 at 09.30 a.m.

Pasi Tolppanen (Ph.D., Technology), 44, has been appointed Senior Vice
President, Operations and Member of Pöyry's Group Executive Committee effective
June 1, 2012. Tolppanen is currently in charge of Pöyry's Urban business in
Finland. In his new role he will report to Heikki Malinen, President and CEO and
will be responsible for performance improvement programmes, strategic resourcing
and capacity management, engineering processes and tools as well as Group-wide
HSEQ. Tolppanen has a ten year career with Pöyry. He has worked in various
positions within the line organization.

The member of Pöyry's Group Executive Committee and Executive Vice President,
Human Resources, Camilla Grönholm will leave Pöyry to join another company. She
will carry on her duties until August 10, 2012. The process to find a successor
has been started."We have during the past years systematically worked on developing our
operational mode, key processes and leadership. In the newly established Group
role, Pasi Tolppanen will ensure continuous focus on improvement of operational
efficiency.  Further development of our ways of working and improvement of our
performance is a critical part of Pöyry's future success. We want to thank
Camilla Grönholm for her 6-year contribution of establishing the global HR
network and developing the people processes in Pöyry, and wish her success in
her next endeavors", says Heikki Malinen, President and CEO, Pöyry PLC.

PÖYRY PLC
Additional information:
Heikki Malinen, President and CEO, Pöyry PLC
tel. +358 10 33 21307

Pöyry is a global consulting and engineering company dedicated to balanced
sustainability and responsible business. With quality and integrity at our core,
we deliver best-in-class management consulting, total solutions, and design and
supervision. Our in-depth expertise extends to the fields of energy, industry,
transportation, water, environment and real estate. Pöyry has about 7,000
experts and a local office network in about 50 countries. Pöyry's net sales in
2011 were EUR 796 million and the company's shares are quoted on NASDAQ OMX
Helsinki (Pöyry PLC: POY1V).

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