Notice Of Ahlstrom Corporation's Annual General Meeting - Seite 2

The Shareholders' Nomination Board proposes that the number of Board members be seven.

Election of members of the Board of Directors

The Nomination Board proposes that Lori J. Cross, Anders Moberg and Markus Rauramo and Panu Routila be be re-elected. Esa Ikäheimonen, Board member since 2011, and Daniel Meyer, Board member since 2013, have informed that they are no longer available for re-election. Therefore, it is proposed that Alexander Ehrnrooth (b. 1974), Johannes Gullichsen (b. 1964) and Jan Inborr (b. 1948) be elected as new members of the Board.

Alexander Ehrnrooth, M.Sc.(Econ.), MBA, is President & CEO of Virala Oy Ab and Vimpu Intressenter Ab. He is Vice Chairman of the Board of Fiskars Corporation, a Board member of Wärtsilä Corporation and Munksjö Oyj, and Chairman of the Board of Aleba Corporation and Belgrano Idiomas Oy.

Johannes Gullichsen, B.Sc.(Engineering), MBA, is Board Member of Antti Ahlström Perilliset Oy, Vice Chairman of Walter Ahlström Foundation, and an entrepreneur. He has worked in senior positions at  RAM Partners Oy, eQ Bank Oy,  and has been a Board member of Ahlström Capital Oy, RAM Partners Oy and RAM Partners Alternative Strategies plc.

Jan Inborr, B.Sc.(Econ.), is Chairman of the Board of Antti Ahlström Perilliset Oy and Board member of Enics AG, where he also was Chairman during 2004-2009. He has been Board member of Vacon Oyj during 2002-2015 and Chairman during 2004-2011. He has been Deputy CEO of Ahlstrom Group 1994-2000 and held several other senior positions in Ahlstrom Group during 1972-2000. He has been Board member of Ahlstrom Corporation during  2001-2010 and CEO of Ahlström Capital Oy during 2001-2008.

All the nominees are considered independent of the Company and of the significant shareholders of the Company, except for Panu Routila who is not independent of the Company's significant indirect shareholder Ahlström Capital Oy, where he is President and CEO; and Alexander Ehrnrooth, who is not independent of the Company's significant shareholder Vimpu Intressenter Ab, where he is the President and CEO and member of the Board.

The nominees have given their consent to the election. Also, the nominees have brought to the attention of the Nomination Board that if they become elected, they will select Panu Routila  as Chairman and Jan Inborr as Deputy Chairman of the Board. CVs of the proposed Board members are available on the website of the Company (www.ahlstrom.com).