Fortum - Changes board/management/auditors

Appointment in Fortum's Management Team

Espoo, Finland, 2013-08-30 11:30 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FORTUM CORPORATION
STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 30 August 2013 at 12:30 EEST 

Kaarina Ståhlberg, LL.M. (Helsinki University), LL.M. (Columbia University, New
York), 46, has been appointed General Counsel and member of Fortum
Corporation's Management Team as of 1 September 2013. She will report to the
President and CEO. 

Kaarina Ståhlberg has been working for Nokia for 13 years in various managerial
and legal positions, most recently as Assistant General Counsel. In addition,
she has several years' experience in private practice, most recently at the law
firm White & Case. 

As of 1 September 2013, Fortum's long-term General Counsel Harri Pynnä assumes
a new role in Fortum's Distribution business area. He is appointed member of
the Distribution Management Team and will be responsible for developing company
functions. "I would like to thank Harri Pynnä for his long and significant contribution to
Fortum's development as the General Counsel ranging back to the establishment
of the company. At the same time, I wish Kaarina Ståhlberg warmly welcome to
Fortum, our Management Team and also the energy sector, which is undergoing an
interesting change," says CFO Markus Rauramo, Fortum Corporation. 

Fortum Corporation
Helena Aatinen
Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications

For additional information, please contact
Markus Rauramo, CFO, acting as the CEO, tel. +358 104 521 909

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Fortum

Fortum's purpose is to create energy that improves life for present and future
generations. We provide sustainable solutions that fulfill the needs for low
emissions, resource efficiency and energy security, and deliver excellent value
to our shareholders. Our activities cover the generation, distribution and
sales of electricity and heat as well as related expert services. 

Fortum's operations focus on the Nordic countries, Russia, Poland and the
Baltics. In the future, the integrating European and fast-growing Asian energy
markets provide additional growth opportunities. In 2012, Fortum's sales
totalled EUR 6.2 billion and comparable operating profit was EUR 1.7 billion.
We employ approximately 10,400 people. Fortum's shares are quoted on NASDAQ OMX
Helsinki. 

Further information: www.fortum.com

Attachments:

KAARINA_STAHLBERG_cv_eng.pdf