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Pöyry PLC: Changes in Pöyry's Group Executive Committee

PÖYRY PLC          Company Announcement 17 August 2016 at 15:00 EEST

Changes in Pöyry PLC's Group Executive Committee

As part of the decision related to the group's transformation strategy to
simplify its organisation and to increase the decision making authority in the
organizational layers, Pöyry PLC is reducing its Group Executive Committee from
10 to 7 members. This includes the nomination of a dedicated head of
transformation who will focus on simplification, implementation of cultural
change and the reduction of fixed costs. Furthermore, Global Sales and Project
Management will be merged into the Energy Business Group. This change has no
impact on Pöyry's reporting segments.

"These changes will contribute to increased client focus and simplification of
our operational model. This will also accelerate the transformation for the
whole group," says Martin à Porta, President and CEO, Pöyry PLC.

Anja McAlister, currently Executive Vice President and President of the Energy
Business Group, has been appointed Head of Transformation and Strategy, and will
also lead the Human Resources team on an interim basis. Anja McAlister will be
responsible for implementing Pöyry's operational framework, the transformation
programme, streamlining the support functions and supporting the President and
CEO on Portfolio decisions as well as in turning around loss making units. Anja
McAlister continues as a member of the Group Executive Committee, reporting to
the President and CEO.

Richard Pinnock, currently Executive Vice President Global Sales and Project
Management has been appointed Executive Vice President of the merging Energy
Business Group and Global Sales and Project Management. He continues as a member
of the Group Executive Committee, reporting to the President and CEO.

Juuso Pajunen (MSc, Economics), 34, currently Vice President Finance, Group
Business Control, has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of Pöyry PLC. He succeeds Jukka Pahta in this position and
will be a member of the Group Executive Committee. Juuso Pajunen will report to
the President and CEO.

Members of the Pöyry PLC's Group Executive Committee as of 17 August
2016, 15:00 EEST:

  * Martin à Porta, President and CEO, Chairman Regional Operations (acting)
  * Anja McAlister, Executive Vice President, Head of Transformation and
    Strategy
  * Richard Pinnock, Executive Vice President, President Energy Business Group
    and Global Sales and Project Management
  * Nicholas Oksanen, Executive Vice President, President Industry Business
    Group
  * Erik Olsson, Executive Vice President, President Management Consulting
    Business Group
  * Pasi Tolppanen, Executive Vice President, President Regional Operations
    Northern Europe, Vice Chairman Regional Operations
  * Juuso Pajunen, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Other changes in the Group

Jutta Karlsson (LL.M.), 52, currently General Counsel, Industry Business Group
and Regional Counsel, North America, has been appointed Executive Vice President
and Group General Counsel of Pöyry PLC. She succeeds Anne Viitala in this
position and will be a member of the senior management team. Jutta Karlsson will
report to the President and CEO.

Marcelo Cordaro, President of Regional Operations Latin America and Vice
Chairman Regional Operations, will focus and dedicate all his efforts to the
clients in the Latin American market and increase the profitability of his unit.
He continues reporting to the President and CEO, and moves from being a member
of the Group Executive Committee to be part of the senior management team.

Jaana Rinne, Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Anne Viitala, Executive
Vice President and Group General Counsel, and Jukka Pahta, Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer, will leave the Pöyry group after an
individually agreed period.

"I am excited to see Anja McAlister, Richard Pinnock, Jutta Karlsson and Juuso
Pajunen in their new positions, as they role model what I am looking for. It is
an excellent sign that we have so many accomplished managers internally,
demonstrating their talent as well as the deep expertise that we have within the
business. They will help accelerate our transformation and create leaner support
functions, empowering our teams to spend more time fully focussed on the
client," says Martin à Porta, President and CEO, Pöyry PLC.

"This is an important step in realising our vision to live as 'The connected
company'. By simplifying our internal operations we will be closer to our
customers," says Henrik Ehrnrooth, Chairman of the Board of Directors.

On behalf of the Board of Directors, Martin à Porta and Henrik Ehrnrooth would
like to thank Jaana Rinne, Anne Viitala and Jukka Pahta for their years of
dedication and hard work to the Pöyry group. They have each made a large
contribution to our business and they wish them every success for the future.


PÖYRY PLC

Additional information:
Martin à Porta
President & CEO
tel. +358 10 33 228 28

Pöyry is an international consulting and engineering company. We serve clients
globally across the energy and industrial sectors and provide local services in
our core markets. We deliver management consulting and engineering services,
underpinned by strong project implementation capability and expertise. Our focus
sectors are power generation, transmission & distribution, forest industry,
chemicals & biorefining, mining & metals, transportation and water. Pöyry has an
extensive local office network employing about 6,000 experts. Pöyry's net sales
in 2015 were EUR 575 million and the company's shares are quoted on Nasdaq
Helsinki (Pöyry PLC: POY1V).

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