Okmetic Oyj - Company Announcement

Change in executive management group

OKMETIC OYJ            STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE             5 JULY 2016   AT
11.00 A.M.


CHANGE IN EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT GROUP


Tapio Hyvärinen, M.Sc. (Econ.), has been appointed acting CFO and a member of
Okmetic's Executive Management Group as of 15 August 2016. Hyvärinen (born.
1960) has served Okmetic since 1997.

Juha Jaatinen, Okmetic's Senior Vice President, Finance, IT and Communications
and member of the Executive Management Group has resigned to assume a new
position with another company.  Okmetic thanks Mr. Jaatinen for his excellent
contribution for the company and its success.


OKMETIC OYJ

Kai Seikku
President

For further information, please contact:

Kai Seikku, President
Tel. +358 9 5028 0232, e-mail: kai.seikku@okmetic.com


Okmetic supplies tailored, high value-added silicon wafers to be used in the
manufacture of sensors as well as discrete semiconductors and analog circuits.
Okmetic's strategic objective is profitable growth driven by a product portfolio
designed to meet customers' current and future technology needs. The core of the
company's operations is being genuinely close to the customers and understanding
their needs and processes.

Okmetic's global sales network, extensive portfolio of high value-added
products, in-depth knowledge of crystal growing, long-term product development
projects, as well as efficient and flexible production create prerequisites for
achieving the strategic targets. The company's headquarters is located in
Finland, where the majority of the company's silicon wafers is manufactured. In
addition to in-house manufacture, Okmetic has contract manufacturing in Japan
and China. Okmetic's shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd under the code
OKM1V. For more information on the company, please visit our website at
www.okmetic.com.



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