Suominen Oyj - Changes board/management/auditors

Ernesto Levy appointed Senior Vice President, Convenience business area at Suominen

Helsinki, Finland, 2015-10-06 08:30 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Suominen
Corporation   Stock Exchange Release   6 October 2015 at 9:30 (EEST) 

Ernesto Levy appointed Senior Vice President, Convenience business area at
Suominen 

Mr. Ernesto Levy, MBA, has been appointed Senior Vice President, Convenience
business area and a member of the Corporate Executive Team at Suominen
Corporation, effective 20 October, 2015. Ernesto Levy has an impressive track
record in leading consumer brand organizations, such as Novartis and Procter &
Gamble, and driving growth of well know global brands such as Pantene,
Crest/Oral-B and Voltaren. 

Most recently, Mr. Levy acted as Vice President, Head of Marketing Americas at
Novartis Consumer Health. Earlier, he held several managerial and executive
positions at Procter & Gamble, having being responsible for several consumer
product portfolios in the United States and in Mexico. 

Mr. Levy, a native of Colombia, is a US citizen and will report to Ms Nina
Kopola, President & CEO of Suominen Corporation. 

“I am very delighted to have Ernesto Levy joining our team as the leader of the
Convenience business area. Ernesto Levy has a wide-ranging experience and
proven track record in growing businesses and building winning consumer brand
portfolios. Moreover, he has demonstrated great ability and talent to lead
multinational teams. His capabilities will bring complementary competencies to
our leadership team, which will be valuable as we execute our growth strategy
and move on towards our vision to be a market driven product leader,” says Nina
Kopola, President & CEO of Suominen. 

“It is an honor to join Suominen Corporation and the Suominen Team. Suominen is
in the midst of an impressive transformation to become the undisputed leader in
nonwovens - not only for wiping but also in medical and hygiene applications,”
says Ernesto Levy. “I am excited to join a global team, intent in listening to
input from consumers and customers to develop innovative products that will
make nonwovens better for people”. 

Suominen's Convenience business area supplies value-adding nonwovens for a
variety of wiping applications as well as for travel & catering market. The
business area generated some 90% of Suominen's net sales in 2014. 

Suominen Corporation
Nina Kopola, President & CEO

For further information, please contact:
Nina Kopola, tel. +358 10 214 300
Ernesto Levy, tel. +1 513-805-5632


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Suominen in brief

Suominen manufactures nonwovens as roll goods for wipes as well as for medical
and hygiene products. The end products made of Suominen's nonwovens - wet
wipes, feminine care products and swabs, for instance - bring added value to
the daily life of consumers worldwide. Suominen is the global market leader in
nonwovens for wipes and employs approximately 600 people in Europe and in the
Americas. Suominen's net sales in 2014 amounted to MEUR 401.8 and operating
profit excluding non-recurring items to MEUR 26.9 (continuing operations). The
Suominen share (SUY1V) is listed in NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Stock Exchange. Read
more at www.suominen.fi

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