Ahlstrom - Company Announcement

Ahlstrom revises its business area structure and makes changes in the Executive Management Team

Ahlstrom Corporation STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE December 5, 2013 at 13.00 EET

Ahlstrom, a global high performance fiber-based materials company, will revise
its business area structure by dividing the Food and Medical Business Area into
two: Food Business Area and Medical Business Area. The current operating model
will remain unchanged. The new organization will become effective as of January
1, 2014.

With this change, Ahlstrom aims to strengthen its focus on the food and medical
applications and to address the growth and profitability issues in these
businesses.

Ahlstrom's business areas as of January 1, 2014 will be the following:

  * Advanced Filtration: A global leader in life science and laboratory
    filtration materials.
  * Building and Energy: One of the leading players globally for materials used
    in wallcoverings, floorings and windmill blades.
  * Food: One of the leading players globally for materials used in food and
    beverage packaging and masking tape.
  * Medical: One of the leading players globally for materials used in medical
    fabrics.
  * Transportation Filtration: The global leader in transportation filtration
    materials.

In addition to Trading and New Business, these five business areas will form
Ahlstrom's new financial reporting segments.

Changes in the Executive Management Team

In conjunction with the change in the business area structure, two appointments
have been made.

Omar Hoek, 44, M.Sc. (Bus. Adm.) has been appointed Executive Vice President,
Food Business Area, and member of the Executive Management Team. Hoek joined
Ahlstrom in 2011 and currently works as Vice President, Marketing, Food and
Medical.

Roberto Boggio, 45, M.Sc. (Mech. Eng.) has been appointed Executive Vice
President, Medical Business Area, and member of the Executive Management Team.
Boggio joined Ahlstrom in 1998 and currently works as Vice President, Supply
Chain, for both Advanced Filtration and Transportation Filtration.

Hoek and Boggio will report to Jan Lång, President & CEO.

Seppo Parvi, currently CFO and EVP, Food and Medical Business Area, will leave
Ahlstrom during the first quarter of 2014 as announced in September.

The business area structure and appointments will be effective as of January
1, 2014. Ahlstrom plans to publish restated financial segment information for
the Food Business Area and Medical Business Area before publishing its January-
March 2014 interim report on April 29, 2014.

For more information, please contact:
Jan Lång
President & CEO
Tel. +358 10 888 4700

Liisa Nyyssönen
Vice President, Communications
Tel. +358 10 888 4757

Ahlstrom in brief
Ahlstrom is a high performance fiber-based materials company, partnering with
leading businesses around the world to help them stay ahead. Our products are
used in a large variety of everyday applications, such as filters, medical gowns
and drapes, diagnostics, wallcoverings, flooring and food packaging. We have a
leading market position in the businesses in which we operate. In 2012,
Ahlstrom's net sales from the continuing operations (excluding Label and
Processing business) amounted to EUR 1 billion. Our 3,800 employees serve
customers in 24 countries. Ahlstrom's share is quoted on the NASDAQ OMX
Helsinki. More information available at www.ahlstrom.com.




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