UPM-Kymmene - Company Announcement

Björn Wahlroos to continue as Chairman of UPM Board of Directors

Helsinki, 2011-04-07 16:31 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UPM-Kymmene Corporation  
Stock exchange release  7 April 2011  at 17:30 

At the organisation meeting of UPM-Kymmene Corporation's Board of Directors, Mr
Björn Wahlroos was re-elected as Chairman, and Mr Berndt Brunow was re-elected
as Deputy Chairman. 

In addition, the Board of Directors re-elected from among its members Mr Karl
Grotenfelt as Chairman of the Audit Committee, and Ms Wendy E. Lane and Mr
Veli-Matti Reinikkala as members of the Committee. 

Mr Berndt Brunow was re-elected as Chairman of the Human Resources Committee,
and Ms Ursula Ranin and Mr Robert J. Routs were re-elected as members of the
Committee. 

Furthermore, Mr Björn Wahlroos was re-elected as Chairman of the Nomination and
Corporate Governance Committee, and Mr Matti Alahuhta and Mr Karl Grotenfelt
were re-elected as members of the Committee. 

UPM-Kymmene Corporation
Pirkko Harrela
Executive Vice President, Corporate Communications

UPM, Corporate Communications
Media Desk, tel. +358 40 588 3284
media@upm.com

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