Glaston Oyj Abp - Changes board/management/auditors

Appointment in Glaston’s Executive Management Group

Helsinki, Finland, 2015-03-02 14:00 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GLASTON CORPORATION
            STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE         2.3.2015 at 15.00 



Appointment in Glaston's Executive Management Group


Pekka Hytti, Senior Vice President, EMEA, has been appointed member of Glaston
Corporation's Executive Management Group as of 2 March 2015. 

The appointment supports the company in achieving its strategic targets that
are profitable growth and the industry's best customer experience. 

“Pekka Hytti is responsible for Glaston's EMEA area sales and service. The area
accounted for 46% of our net sales in 2014, representing 13% growth over the
previous year. We expect strong development in the EMEA area to continue in
2015. Pekka Hytti has long and diverse experience of agent and distributor
cooperation, and developing this cooperation is important for our growth,” says
Arto Metsänen, Glaston Corporation's President & CEO. 

Pekka Hytti has been employed by Glaston since 2010.



Glaston's Executive Management Group as of 2 March 2015 is:

Arto Metsänen, President & CEO
Sasu Koivumäki, Chief Financial Officer and Deputy CEO
Juha Liettyä, Senior Vice President, Machines
Pekka Huuhka, Senior Vice President, Services
Pekka Hytti, Senior Vice President, EMEA
Frank Zhang, Senior Vice President, Asia
Taina Tirkkonen, General Counsel and Senior Vice President, Human Resources


Further information:
Glaston Corporation
Arto Metsänen, President & CEO, tel: +358 10 500 500



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


Glaston Corporation
Glaston is a global company developing glass processing technology for
architectural, solar, appliance and automotive applications. Our product
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. Further
information is available at www.glaston.net. Glaston's share (GLA1V) is listed
on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Small Cap List. 

Distribution: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki, key media, www.glaston.net