2010-02-05

Changes in Walki Group Executive Team

Appointments in Walki Group
Walki Group, the leading producer of protective packaging materials and technical laminates, announces the following changes in its Group Executive Team (GET).

Timo Finnström, M.Sc (Eng) currently Vice President Finance and CFO is appointed Vice President Sourcing and Business Development.

Since August 2009, Mikael Nováky, M.Sc (Eng) has been in charge of both Group Sourcing and the Business Area Paper Packaging on an interim basis. In future, he will continue to lead the Paper Packaging business as Vice President and General Manager - Paper Packaging.

Anu Suikkanen, M.Sc (Econ) is appointed Vice President Finance and CFO and a member of the Group Executive Team. She is joining Walki Group from Finndomo Oy, where she has worked as CFO. Prior to that, Mrs Suikkanen has held several senior management positions in business and financial controlling at Sanitec Corporation in Finland, as well as in Italy and the Netherlands.

Finnström, Nováky and Suikkanen will be reporting to the Group's CEO Leif Frilund.

For more information, please contact:
Leif Frilund, President and CEO, tel. +358 (0)40 354 3330

Information about the company: Walki Oy