The Management Team of Metsä Tissue, part of Metsä Group, will be restructured.The Management Team of Metsä Tissue Corporation will consist of the following persons:

Mika Joukio, Chief Executive Officer, Mariusz Jedrzejewski, Senior Vice

President Tissue, Central Eastern Europe, Jori Sahlsten, Senior Vice

President Tissue, North Eastern Europe, Mark Watkins, Senior Vice

President Tissue, Scandinavia, Christoph Zeiler, Senior Vice President

Tissue, Western Europe, Juha Tilli, Senior Vice President Baking &

Cooking, Markus Holm, Chief Financial Officer, Ghita Jansson-Kiuru,

Senior Vice President Human Resources Hubert Schönbein, Senior Vice

President Brand Marketing and International Sales, and Lars Warvne,

Senior Vice President Technology.“With this change we will reduce complexity as well as clarify roles and responsibilities. Given the regional character of the tissue business, this move will strengthen our organization regionally and bring decision-making closer to our customers,” says Mika Joukio, CEO.“The new organizational structure will support our ambition to improve profitability, stay agile and ensure a strong platform for future growth,” Joukio adds.The new roles and responsibilities will be valid from 1 December.