In accordance with the decision taken by the Annual General Meeting of Suominen Corporation, the representatives notified by the company’s three largest shareholders have been elected to Suominen Corporation’s permanent Nomination Committee.

The shareholders entitled to appoint members to the Nomination Committee were determined on the basis of the registered holdings in the company’s shareholders' register on 1 September 2013.

The representatives appointed to the Nomination Committee are Jan Lång, President & CEO of Ahlstrom Corporation; Timo Ritakallio, Deputy CEO of Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company; and Risto Murto, Executive Vice President of Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company. Jorma Eloranta, Chairman of Suominen’s Board of Directors, serves as the fourth member of the Nomination Committee. The Nomination Committee has appointed from among its members Jan Lång to act as the Chairman.

The Nomination Committee shall submit its proposals to the Board of Directors no later than 1 February prior to the Annual General Meeting.

About Suominen

Suominen supplies its industrial and retail customers with nonwovens and flexible packaging for use in consumer products worldwide. Suominen is the global market leader in nonwovens for wipes. The company employs more than 1,000 people in Europe and in the United States.