Arto Metsänen appointed new President and CEO of Glaston Corporation
GLASTON CORPORATION Stock Exchange Release 5 August 2009 at 13.10
Arto Metsänen appointed new President and CEO of Glaston Corporation
Glaston Corporation's Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Arto Metsänen, M.Sc,
Mining Engineering and Mineral Processing, as the new President and CEO of
Glaston Corporation. Metsänen will assume his new position on 1 September 2009.
Before joining Glaston, Arto Metsänen (born 1956) worked as President and CEO at
CPS Colour Group in 2005-2009. Before that, he worked as President of Sandvik
Tamrock Oy (in 2003-2005), as president of Sandvik Mining and Construction's
U.S. and Mexico region (in 2002-2003) and as President, Market Area Southern
Europe and the Middle East (1998-2002). Metsänen joined Sandvik Tamrock in 1982.
”We highly appreciate Arto Metsänen's extensive experience in the international
engineering industry and equipment sales, which provides us with a valuable
asset in today's challenging operating environment. His predecessor, Mika
Seitovirta, held a key role in the development of today's Glaston, which focuses
on glass processing technology, as well as in the implementation of the
restructuring programme. Glaston is the global market leader in glass processing
machines and our product range includes the industry's leading brands”, said
Andreas Tallberg, Chairman of the Board of Directors.
Glaston and Mika Seitovirta have agreed, that President and CEO Mika Seitovirta
resigns on 5 August, 2009
Presentation of the new President and CEO
Glaston Corporation's new President
and CEO Arto Metsänen will attend the company's interim report information event
for Q2 on Tuesday 11 August 2009 at 14:00 at Glaston's office on Mikonkatu 9,
Helsinki.
Sender:
Glaston Corporation
Agneta Selroos
IR and Corporate Communications Manager
Tel.
+358 (0)40 7453 737
For further information, please contact:
Andreas Tallberg, Chairman of the Board of Directors, tel. +358 (0)40 700 2252
Glaston Corporation
Glaston Corporation is a growing, international glass technology company.
Glaston is the global market leader in glass processing machines, and a
comprehensive One-Stop-Partner supplier to its customers. Its product range and
service network are the widest in the industry. Glaston's well-known brands are
Bavelloni in pre-processing machines and tools, Tamglass and Uniglass in safety
glass machines, and Albat+Wirsam in glass industry software.
Glaston's share (GLA1V) is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Mid Cap List.
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