2007-05-28 07:30:00 CEST

2007-05-28 07:30:00 CEST


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Tulikivi Oyj - Changes board/management/auditors

Heikki Vauhkonen appointed as managing director for Tulikivi Corporation


Heikki Vauhkonen appointed as managing director for Tulikivi Corporation        

Heikki Vauhkonen (1970), LLB and BBA,has been appointed as managing director for
Tulikivi Corporation effective May 28, 2007.                                    

He has worked for Tulikivi Corporation since 1997. He is stepping into the      
position of managing director from his former role as marketing director of the 
Tulikivi Group's Fireplace Business.                                            

Heikki Vauhkonen will stay on as a member of the Board. A new vice chairman will
not be elected for the Board.                                                   

Juha Sivonen (1962), M.Sc. (Civil Eng.) will stay on at Tulikivi Corporation as 
the head of the Fireplace Business. The goal is to ensure the future growth of  
Tulikivi's Fireplace Business and upgrade the efficiency of line operations.    
Projects that have a major bearing on future operations are ongoing at the      
company - these include among others completing both the overhaul of the        
domestic distribution channel and the fireplace collection project.             



TULIKIVI CORPORATION                                                            


Board of Directors                                                              
Matti Virtaala, Chairman of the Board of Directors                              

Distribution:  Helsinki Stock Exchange                                          
Principal media                                                                 

For additional information, contact: Tulikivi Corporation, 83900 Juuka, Finland,
tel. +358 207 636 000, www.tulikivi.com                                         
- Chairman of the Board Matti Virtaala                                          
- Heikki Vauhkonen, Managing Director as from May 28, 2007, tel. +358 207       
636 555                                                                         
- Juha Sivonen, Managing Director until May 28, 2007, tel. +358 207 636 280     
- For photographs, see Tulikivi Corporation's media bank at www.tulikivi.com. Go
to Media/Pictures/Contact Persons.                                              





A listed family company, Tulikivi Corporation and its subsidiaries form the     
Tulikivi Group, the world's largest manufacturer of heat-retaining fireplaces.  
The Group is known for its Tulikivi soapstone fireplaces and natural stone      
products as well as its Kermansavi tiled stoves and utility ceramics. The       
Group's revenue amounts to over  EUR 80 million, about half of which is         
accounted for by exports. The Group owns seven production plants and employs    
more than 700 people. www.tulikivi.com