Matti Kähkönen被任命为美卓新总裁兼首席执行官

美卓董事会已任命Matti先生Kähkönen，理学硕士，担任美卓公司和美卓集团的新任总裁兼首席执行官。马蒂Kähkönen将于2011年3月1日开始他的新职位。马蒂Kähkönen(生于1956年)目前是美卓矿业和建筑技术部门的总裁，他将继续担任这一职位，直到担任美卓首席执行官的职责。他在美卓工作了很长时间，在自动化、采矿和建筑技术业务中担任过各种管理职位。自2001年以来，他一直是美卓执行团队的成员。美卓董事会主席Jukka Viinanen说:“马蒂Kähkönen在美卓有着良好的业绩记录。Matti和他的团队的最新成就是成功地实现了采矿和建筑技术部门的运营方式的转变，使其更加集成和服务驱动。马蒂以其开放和直接的管理风格而闻名，我相信在他的领导下，美卓将继续保持盈利增长的战略。”Matti Kähkönen评论道:“我很高兴有机会开始担任美卓的首席执行官。美卓拥有多个领先的市场地位，我们的技术知识和强大的全球影响力尤其受到认可。 My goal is to ensure that Metso's positive operational and financial development during the past few years will continue. I want to make sure that Metso is a competitive, truly global, services-oriented company with a strong focus on customer satisfaction and shareholder value creation". Metso's current President and CEO Jorma Eloranta will continue in his position until March 1, 2011. Metso is a global supplier of sustainable technology and services for mining, construction, power generation, automation, recycling and the pulp and paper industries. We have about 27,000 employees in more than 50 countries. www.metso.com Further information, please contact: Jukka Viinanen, Chairman of the Board, Metso, tel. +358 20 484 3000 Jorma Eloranta, President and CEO, Metso, tel. +358 20 484 3000 Matti Kähkönen, President, Mining and Construction Technology, Metso, tel. +358 20 484 3100 Further information for investors, please contact: Johanna Henttonen, Vice President, Investor Relations, Metso, tel. +358 20 484 3253 Introducing the new CEO to media The new CEO of Metso will be introduced to media today,Thursday at 9:00-9:45 am local time at Metso Group Head Office, Fabianinkatu 9A, Helsinki, Finland. Present at the event will be the Chairman of the Board Jukka Viinanen, Metso's current CEO Jorma Eloranta and the new CEO Matti Kähkönen. Curriculum Vitae of Matti Kähkönen Name Matti Kähkönen Date of birth 1956 Nationality Finnish Education M.Sc. (Eng.), Tampere University of Technology, 1984 Work experience 1.12.2008 President, Mining and Construction Technology 2006-2008 President, Metso Minerals 2001-2006 President, Metso Automation 1999-2001 President, Metso Automation, Field Systems Division 1993-1999 President, Neles-Jamesbury, different Divisions 1988-1993 Different positions in marketing and sales, Neles-Jamesbury 1987-1988 Sales Engineer, Neles, UK Sales Office 1984-1987 Product Development Engineer, Neles 1980-1983 Project Engineer, Rauma-Repola, Lokomo Works, Marine Technology Information about Matti Kähkönen's shareholding in Metso is available on Metso's website, www.metso.com. Metso Corporation Olli Vaartimo Executive Vice President and CFO Johanna Henttonen Vice President, Investor Relations Distribution: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd Media www.metso.com