Metsä Board Oyj — Board/Management Information 2021

Sep 29, 2021

Changes in Metsä Board's Corporate Management Team

Changes in Metsä Board's Corporate Management Team

Metsä Board Corporation Stock exchange release 29 September 2021 at 11 a.m. EEST

Markku Leskelä has been appointed SVP, Development at Metsä Board, part of Metsä
Group and a member of the Corporate Management Team responsible for research,
product development, sustainability and business development. He has worked at
Metsä Board as VP, Research and Development since 2016.

Ari Kiviranta, a member of the company's Corporate Management Team, has been
appointed SVP, Technology with responsibility for developing the company's
industrial structure, especially at the Husum mill in Sweden, as well as
strategic investment projects and technology. His previous position was SVP,
Development.

“Metsä Board has significant strategic investment projects underway. In addition
to these, we will also look at the further development of the Husum mill and the
future industrial structure of the whole company. With the appointments
announced today, we will strengthen the resourcing of investment projects and
increase our investment in innovation and sustainable development,” says Metsä
Board’s CEO Mika Joukio.

Metsä Board’s Corporate Management Team consists of CEO Mika Joukio, SVP
Technology Ari Kiviranta, SVP Development Markku Leskelä, SVP, Sales and Supply
Chain Jussi Noponen, CFO Henri Sederholm, SVP, Production Harri Pihlajaniemi and
SVP, Human Resources Camilla Wikström.

The changes will be effective as of 1 October, 2021.

Photo of Markku Leskelä https://databank.metsagroup.com/l/BTp5TXxHxmMP

METSÄ BOARD CORPORATION

For further information, please contact:
Mika Joukio, CEO, Metsä Board, tel. +358 10 465 4300

Metsä Board
www.metsaboard.com (https://www.metsaboard.com/Pages/default.aspx)
Metsä Board is a leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards.
We focus on lightweight and high-quality folding boxboards, food service boards
and white kraftliners. The pure fresh fibres we use in our products are a
renewable resource, traceable to origin in sustainably managed northern forests.
We are a forerunner in sustainability, and  we aim for completely fossil free
mills and raw materials by 2030.
Together with our customers we develop innovative packaging solutions to create
better consumer experiences with less environmental impact. In 2020, our sales
totalled EUR 1.9 billion, and we have about 2,400 employees. Metsä Board, part
of Metsä Group, is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki
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