Kemira Oyj

Board/Management Information • Nov 17, 2008

Kemira: Timo Leppä appointed Director General of Chemical Industry Federation

Timo Leppä, currently working as Executive Vice President, Group Communications of Kemira Oyj, and a member of Kemira's strategic management board, has been appointed Director General of Chemical Industry Federation of Finland as 1st of June 2009. He will begin his work as deputy to Director General 1st of March 2009 and take his position as Director General in the beginning of June as the current Director General Hannu Vornamo will retire.

Kemira Oyj Timo Leppä, Executive Vice President, Group Communications

For more information, please contact

Harri Kerminen President and CEO, Kemira Tel. +358 (0)10 862 1801

Timo Leppä Executive Vice President, Group Communications, Kemira Tel. +358 (0)10 862 1700

Kemira will be a focused company, the best in water and fiber management chemistry.

In 2007, Kemira recorded revenue of approximately EUR 2.8 billion and had a staff of 10,000. Kemira operates in 40 countries.

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