Stock Exchange Release
June 5, 2013 at 10.00 am (CET+1)
Petri Castrén (Master of Laws, MBA) has been appointed Kemira’s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and member of the Management Board as of September 1, 2013. He will join Kemira from Nokia Siemens Networks, where he has been serving as Vice President Corporate Finance (Group Treasurer). Prior to that, he has worked in different financial, mergers and acquisitions as well as business development leadership positions in Nokia Siemens Networks and Nokia Corporation.
“Petri Castrén has a strong financial and leadership experience in a global, fast changing organization that has undergone a major transformation. These competencies are key in implementing Kemira’s strategy and successfully developing our company in the global business environment,” says Wolfgang Büchele, Kemira’s President and CEO.
For more information, please contact
Kemira Oyj
Wolfgang Büchele, President and CEO
Phone +358 10 862 1810
Tero Huovinen, Director, Investor Relations
Phone +358 10 862 1980
Kemira is a global chemicals company serving customers in water-intensive industries. We provide expertise and chemicals that improve our customers’ water, energy and raw material efficiency. Our focus is on pulp & paper, oil & gas, mining and water treatment. In 2012, Kemira had annual revenue of EUR 2.2 billion and around 4,900 employees. Kemira shares are listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd.
www.kemira.com