Suominen Oyj - Company Announcement

Composition of Suominen's Nomination Committee

Helsinki, Finland, 2013-09-04 09:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Suominen
Corporation   Stock Exchange Release   4 September 2013 at 10.00 (EEST) 

COMPOSITION OF SUOMINEN'S NOMINATION COMMITTEE

In accordance with the decision taken by the Annual General Meeting of Suominen
Corporation, the representatives notified by the company's three largest
shareholders have been elected to Suominen Corporation's permanent Nomination
Committee. The shareholders entitled to appoint members to the Nomination
Committee were determined on the basis of the registered holdings in the
company's shareholders' register on 1 September 2013. 

The representatives appointed to the Nomination Committee are Jan Lång,
President & CEO of Ahlstrom Corporation; Timo Ritakallio, Deputy CEO of
Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company; and Risto Murto, Executive Vice
President of Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company. Jorma Eloranta, Chairman
of Suominen's Board of Directors, serves as the fourth member of the Nomination
Committee. The Nomination Committee has appointed from among its members Jan
Lång to act as the Chairman. 

The Nomination Committee shall submit its proposals to the Board of Directors
no later than 1 February prior to the Annual General Meeting. 

Suominen Corporation
Tapio Engström, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary to the Board of Directors

For additional information, please contact: Tapio Engström, tel. +358 (0)10 214
300 


Suominen in brief

Suominen supplies its industrial and retail customers with nonwovens and
flexible packaging for use in consumer products worldwide. Suominen is the
global market leader in nonwovens for wipes. The company employs more than
1,000 people in Europe and in the United States. Suominen's net sales in 2012
amounted to MEUR 410.4 and operating profit excluding non-recurring items was
MEUR 12.9 (continuing operations). The Suominen share (SUY1V) is listed in
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Stock Exchange. Read more at www.suominen.fi. 

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