Glaston Oyj Abp - Company Announcement

Appointment in Glaston’s Executive Management Group and Change in Reporting Segments

Helsinki, Finland, 2013-12-17 08:00 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GLASTON CORPORATION
             Stock exchange release 17.12.2013 at 09.00 a.m. 

Appointment in Glaston's Executive Management Group and Change in Reporting
Segments 

Juha Liettyä, member of Glaston's Executive Management Group, has been
appointed SVP, Machines Business Area as of 1 January, 2014. Juha Liettyä is
currently head for the Machines Business Area's Heat Treatment product line.
Juha Liettyä joined Glaston in 1986 and has been a member of the Executive
Management Group since 2007. 

The appointment is part of the streamlining of decision making in the Machines
Business Area and a new SVP, Heat Treatment product line, will not be
appointed. SVP, Pre-processing and Tools, Roberto Quintero returns from Italy
to Finland for personal reasons at the end of 2013. 

On 1 January 2014 Glaston transfers the sales and manufacturing of tools from
the Machines segment to the Services segment. The transfer enables a more
efficient customer service as the customer's contact persons and logistic
network are the same and gives a possibility to secure an even better customer
experience and benefit. The first interim report of 2014 will be prepared in
accordance with the new business structure. 

The Machines segment is divided into two product lines: Heat Treatment, which
comprises  manufacturing and sale of glass tempering, bending and laminating
machines and Pre-processing, which as of 1 January, 2014 comprises
manufacturing and sale of glass pre-processing machines. As of 1.1.2014 the
Services segment includes maintenance and service of glass processing machines
and sale of spare parts and upgrades as well as sale and manufacturing of
tools. 



For further information, please contact:
Glaston Corporation
Arto Metsänen, President&CEO
Phone: +358 10 500 500







GLASTON CORPORATION
Agneta Selroos
Director, Communications and Marketing
phone: +358 40 7453 737


Glaston Corporation
Glaston is a global company developing glass processing technology for
architectural, solar, appliance and automotive applications. Our portfolio
ranges from pre-processing and safety glass machines to services. We are
dedicated to our customers' continued success and provide services for all
glass processing needs with a lifecycle-long commitment in mind. For more
information, please visit www.glaston.net. Glaston's share (GLA1V) is listed on
the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Small Cap List.