Ahlstrom - Changes board/management/auditors

Jan Lång appointed President & CEO of Ahlstrom Corporation

Ahlstrom Corporation STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 13.8.2008

The Board of Directors of Ahlstrom Corporation has appointed M.Sc.
(Econ.) Jan Lång President & CEO of the company. He will take over
the responsibility as from January 1, 2009.

Mr. Lång (born 1957) joins Ahlstrom from the position of President
and CEO of Uponor Corporation. He has been working for Uponor since
2003. Prior to that he was working at Huhtamaki Corporation in
various senior executive positions.

Ahlstrom's Chairman of the Board, Peter Seligson:"We are pleased to welcome Jan Lång to Ahlstrom. His extensive
experience and excellent leadership capabilities in global
organizations coupled with his strong profitability focus make him an
excellent addition to Ahlstrom's team", he says.

Mr. Risto Anttonen continues as CEO until December 31, 2008. After
that he will assume the role of Deputy CEO and will continue as a
member of the Corporate Executive Team until he retires in 2010, at
the latest."During the past months, Risto Anttonen has skillfully led the
company towards performance improvement in a challenging business
environment, and kept the momentum in the implementation of
Ahlstrom's growth strategy", Peter Seligson says.


Further information

Peter Seligson, Chairman of the Board, tel. +358 50 1493


News conference for media and analysts on August 13 at 11.00 Finnish
time

Peter Seligson, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ahlstrom
Corporation, will introduce the new President & CEO Jan Lång at a
news conference today, Wednesday, August 13, 2008 at 11.00 Finnish
time in Restaurant Bank, address Unioninkatu 20, Helsinki. The
conference will be held in Finnish. Welcome.


Distribution
OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki
Main media
www.ahlstrom.com

Ahlstrom in brief
Ahlstrom is a global leader in the development, manufacture and
marketing of high performance fiber-based materials. Nonwovens and
specialty papers, made by Ahlstrom, are used in a large variety of
everyday products, such as filters, wipes, flooring, labels, and
tapes. Based upon its unique fiber expertise and innovative approach,
the company has a strong market position in several business areas in
which it operates. Ahlstrom's 6,500 employees serve customers via
sales offices and production facilities in more than 20 countries on
six continents. In 2007, Ahlstrom's net sales amounted to EUR 1.8
billion. Ahlstrom's share is listed on the OMX Nordic Exchange
Helsinki. The company website is www.ahlstrom.com.