Rapala VMC - Changes board/management/auditors

RAPALA VMC CORPORATION: CHANGES IN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Rapala VMC Corporation
Stock Exchange Release
December 9, 2016 at 3:00 p.m.

RAPALA VMC CORPORATION: CHANGES IN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Arto Nygren has been appointed as Executive Vice President, Lure Manufacturing
and member of the Executive Committee as of January 1, 2017. Nygren has worked
for the Rapala Group since 1990 and is currently heading Group's lure
manufacturing unit in Batam, Indonesia. Nygren will report to Stanislas de
Castelnau (Executive Vice President, Manufacturing Operations and Global Supply
Chain Development, Hook and Carp business unit).

Juhani Pehkonen will leave the Executive Committee on December 31, 2016 and
Rapala VMC Corporation during first half of 2017. Starting from January 1, 2017
he will work as Senior Advisor until the end of his agreement.

Helsinki, December 9, 2016

RAPALA VMC CORPORATION
Jussi Ristimäki
Chief Executive Officer

For further information, please contact:
Jussi Ristimäki, Chief Executive Officer, tel. +358 9 7562 540


Distribution: Nasdaq Helsinki and main media

Rapala VMC Corporation ("the Group") is a leading fishing tackle company and the
global market leader in fishing lures, treble hooks and fishing related knives
and tools. The Group also has a strong global position in other fishing
categories and it is one of the leading distributors of outdoor, hunting and
winter sport products in the Nordic countries. The Group has the largest
distribution network in the industry. The main manufacturing facilities are
located in Finland, France, Estonia, Russia, China, Indonesia and the UK. The
Group brand portfolio includes the leading brand in the industry, Rapala, and
other global brands like VMC, Sufix, Storm, Blue Fox, Luhr Jensen, Williamson,
Dynamite Baits, Mora Ice, StrikeMaster, Marttiini and Peltonen. The Group, with
net sales of EUR 278 million in 2015, employs some 3 200 people in 40 countries.
Rapala VMC Corporation's share is listed and traded on the Nasdaq Helsinki stock
exchange since 1998.

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Rapala VCM Corp. Changes and appoinments.pdf