Metso appoints three Business Area heads and Executive Team members

Friday, October 6, 2017 7:03 AM UTC

Metso appoints three Business Area heads and Executive Team members

Metso Corporation, stock exchange release, October 6, 2017 at 10:00 EEST

Relating to the changes in Metso's operating model and organization communicated on September 25, 2017, the new business area heads have been appointed as follows:


	Metso-Sami-Takaluoma


	Metso-Markku-Simula


	Metso-Mikko-Keto

Mikko Keto has been appointed President, Minerals Services business area. He is currently Senior Vice President, Spare Parts business line.

Markku Simula has been appointed President, Aggregates Equipment business area. He is currently Senior Vice President, Aggregates business line.

Sami Takaluoma has been appointed President, Minerals Consumables business area. He is currently Vice President, Nordics market area.

All three business area Presidents will be members of Metso's Executive Team and report to the President and CEO Nico Delvaux as of January 1, 2018.

Photos and CV's Mikko Keto, Markku Simula and Sami Takaluoma are attached to this release.

Metso is a world leading industrial company serving the mining, aggregates, recycling, oil, gas, pulp, paper and process industries. We help our customers improve their operational efficiency, reduce risks and increase profitability by using our unique knowledge, experienced people and innovative solutions to build new, sustainable ways of growing together.

Our products range from mining and aggregates processing equipment and systems to industrial valves and controls. Our customers are supported by a broad scope of services and a global network of over 80 service centers and about 6,000 services professionals. Metso has an uncompromising attitude towards safety.

Metso is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki, Finland, and had sales of about EUR 2.6 billion in 2016. Metso employs over 11,000 persons in more than 50 countries. Expect results.
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