Fiskars - Changes board/management/auditors

Fiskars appoints Ilkka Pitkänen as Chief Financial Officer

Fiskars Corp.       Stock Exchange Release           June 28, 2012 at 10.00 EET


Fiskars has appointed Ilkka Pitkänen, M.Sc. (Econ), as the Group's new Chief
Financial Officer and as a member of the Executive Board. Ilkka Pitkänen will
assume his position latest at the beginning of October 2012 and he will be
reporting to Fiskars President and CEO Kari Kauniskangas. Fiskars' previous CFO
Teemu Kangas-Kärki was appointed President of the company's Home business area
in March, 2012. 

Ilkka Pitkänen will join Fiskars from DNA Group, where he currently holds the
position of CFO and deputy to CEO.  Previously, he has served as Executive Vice
President and CFO with Metsäliitto Group and in various senior roles at Kone
Corporation in Finland and abroad. 

“I warmly welcome Ilkka to Fiskars.  He has a proven track record in change
management projects and brings a wealth of valuable experience to Fiskars.
Fiskars' transformation into a branded consumer goods company is well underway,
and we are consistently building a platform for future growth through our
change programs,” says Kari Kauniskangas, President and CEO of Fiskars Group. 



FISKARS CORPORATION
Kari Kauniskangas
President and CEO


Further information:
President and CEO Kari Kauniskangas, tel. +358 204 39 5500


Fiskars is a leading global supplier of consumer products for the home, garden
and outdoors. The group has a strong portfolio of respected international
brands, including Fiskars, Iittala and Gerber. Founded in 1649 and listed on
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki, Fiskars is Finland's oldest company. Fiskars recorded net
sales of EUR 743 million in 2011, and employs some 3,400 people in over 20
countries. www.fiskarsgroup.com

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20120628 New CFO_Eng.pdf