Changes to Ovako's Board of Directors

Sakari Tamminen has been elected as a new member of Ovako's board of directors.

Sakari Tamminen has extensive experience of managing and developing large international industrial companies, such as Ruukki and Metso Corporation. He is already Vice Chairman of Sanoma Corporation, Chairman of Industry Investment Ltd and the Association of Finnish Steel and Metal Producers, and Vice President of Eurofer. He was also formerly a board member of the World Steel Association.

Ovako's board now comprises: Finn Johnsson, Chairman; Sakari Tamminen, board member; Martin Ivert, board member; Nizar Ghoussaini, board member; Magnus Lindquist, board member; Oskari Eskola, board member; Per Pettersson, employee representative; Robert Nilsson, employee representative; Anders Nilsson, employee representative; and Patrik Undvall, employee representative.

Further information can be obtained from:
Viktoria Karsberg, Head of Group Communications,  +46 70 209 93 96

Ovako is a leading European producer of engineering steel for customers in the bearing, transportation and manufacturing industries. Our production is based on recycled steel and includes steel in the form of bars,tubes, rings and pre-components. Ovako is represented in more than 30 countries and has sales offices in Europe, North America and Asia. Sales in 2013 amounted to EUR 850 million and the company had 2,995 employees. For further information please visit us at www.ovako.com

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