Huhtamäki Oyj - Changes board/management/auditors

Change in Huhtamaki Group Executive Team

STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE, 16.12.2010 AT 9.00

Olli Koponen, Senior Vice President, Molded Fiber, has been appointed as
Executive Vice President, Molded Fiber and member of the Group Executive Team
starting on January 1, 2011. Olli Koponen has had an extensive career and broad
experience within the Group since 1990 both in Finland and in other countries.

Following the aforementioned change, the members of the Group Executive Team are

Jukka Moisio (Chairman), Chief Executive Officer;
Timo Salonen, Chief Financial Officer;
Juha Salonen, Senior Vice President, Administration and General Counsel;
Clay Dunn, Executive Vice President, North America;
Suresh Gupta, Executive Vice President, Flexible Packaging;
Olli Koponen, Executive Vice President, Molded Fiber;
Eric Le Lay, Executive Vice President, Foodservice Europe-Asia-Oceania; and
Peter Wahsner, Executive Vice President, Films.

For further information please contact:
Jukka Moisio, CEO, Tel. +358 (0)10 686 7801

HUHTAMÄKI OYJ
Group Communications

Huhtamaki Group is a leading manufacturer of consumer and specialty packaging
with 2009 net sales totaling EUR 2 billion. Foodservice and consumer goods
markets are served by approximately 13,000 people in 54 manufacturing units and
several sales offices in 33 countries. The parent company, Huhtamäki Oyj, has
its head office in Espoo, Finland and its share is quoted on the NASDAQ OMX
Helsinki Ltd. Additional information is available at www.huhtamaki.com.


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