Wärtsilä - Changes board/management/auditors

President of Services Christoph Vitzthum leaves Wärtsilä

Wärtsilä Corporation, Company announcement, 16 May 2013 at 1 pm EET

Mr Christoph Vitzthum, President of Services, Executive Vice President and
member of the Board of Management has announced he will leave Wärtsilä to become
the President and CEO of Fazer Group at the latest 15 November 2013.

Wärtsilä has started the process to appoint a successor for Mr Vitzthum to lead
the Services business."I want to thank Christoph for his achievements in various leading positions
during the past 18 years, and most recently for developing the Services into an
increasingly stable and profitable business. I wish him the best of success with
his new challenges," President and CEO Björn Rosengren says.

For further information, please contact:

Christoph Vitzthum
President, Services & Executive Vice President
Wärtsilä Corporation
Tel: +358 10 709 5670
christoph.vitzthum@wartsila.com

Atte Palomäki
Executive Vice President, Communications & Branding
Wärtsilä Corporation
Tel: +358 10 709 5599
atte.palomaki@wartsila.com


Wärtsilä in brief
Wärtsilä is a global leader in complete lifecycle power solutions for the marine
and energy markets. By emphasising technological innovation and total
efficiency, Wärtsilä maximises the environmental and economic performance of the
vessels and power plants of its customers. In 2012, Wärtsilä's net sales
totalled EUR 4.7 billion with approximately 18,900 employees. The company has
operations in nearly 170 locations in 70 countries around the world. Wärtsilä is
listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki, Finland.

www.wartsila.com



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