Nomination to Nokian Tyres' management team

Nokian Tyres plc Press Release April 19, 2017 09.00 a.m.

Mr. Frans Westerlund has been appointed Vice President, CIO and Processes. He will join Nokian Tyres plc as a member of the management team on August 1, 2017. Mr. Westerlund will report to the President and CEO.

Mr. Westerlund, M.Sc. (Economics), age 50, will join Nokian Tyres from Fiskars Corporation where he is currently SVP, Chief Information Officer, Head of Business Processes & IT. He has been a member of Fiskars Corporation’s management team since 2009. Before joining Fiskars, Mr. Westerlund held several ICT-related positions in Nokia Corporation.

“Processes and ICT are strategic enablers for profitable growth of the Company and digitalization adds value to both consumer and customer experience. Mr. Westerlund has strong expertise and experience in business transformation programs and building process and ICT platforms in consumer goods companies. We are happy to welcome him on board,” says Andrei Pantioukhov, interim President and CEO of Nokian Tyres.

Mr. Teppo Huovila, current Vice President for Quality, Sustainability and ICT will continue in the Company’s management team as Vice President, Quality and Sustainability.

Process development is currently part of Mr. Timo Tervolin’s responsibilities. He will continue in the Company’s management team as Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development.

Nokian Tyres plc

Antti-Jussi Tähtinen
Vice President, Marketing and Communications

Further information: Andrei Pantioukhov, interim President and CEO,
Tel: +358 10 401 7733

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Nokian Tyres is the world’s northernmost tyre manufacturer. The company promotes and facilitates safe driving in demanding conditions. It supplies innovative tyres for cars, trucks and special heavy machinery mainly in areas with special challenges on tyre performance: snow, forests and harsh driving conditions in different seasons. Nokian Tyres’ product development is consistently aiming for sustainable solutions for safety and the environment, taking into account the whole life cycle of the tyre. A part of the Nokian Tyres group, the tyre chain Vianor has  approximately 1,500 outlets in 27 countries. In 2016 Nokian Tyres had approximately 4,400 employees and net sales of approximately 1,4 billion euros. Nokian Tyres’ share is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki. Further information: www.nokiantyres.com