Helsinki, Finland, 2017-03-20 12:45 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Suominen Corporation Press Release 20 March 2017

Women’s Board Award to Nina Kopola, President & CEO of Suominen

Women’s Board Award was given to Nina Kopola on Friday 17 March 2017. Ms Kopola is the President & CEO of Suominen Corporation, Supervisory Board Member of Ilmarinen Mutual Pension lnsurance and Board Member of Metso Corporation. Previously, she has also been a member of the Board of Konecranes Corporation.

“Nina Kopola has a solid experience as the CEO in a large global company, which makes her competent to understand the challenges CEOs face and to coach them. Moreover, her international experience was emphasized as it is more and more important in the board room. Thanks to her background in technology, she easily understands manufacturing and processes”, the jury stated.

“I’m humbly thankful for the Award which I very much appreciate. I consider the Women’s Board Award very important, since there really is not any good reasons why we do not have more women as CEOs, Board members or Chairs. I even see this as awkward and simply wrong. Therefore this initiative is really worthwhile, as it brings the attention to this matter”, says Nina Kopola.

Women’s Board Award was established in Norway in 2010 to complement the Chair of the Year Award. Since then, the annual Awards have been given also in Sweden, Denmark and Finland.

Women’s Board Award is a recognition for a female corporate leader and Board professional, who has potential to act as a Chair of a Board in a larger company. The Award can be given to a women who has significant experience as a CEO or Board member in a company where the annual net sales exceeds EUR 100 million. The purpose of the award is to support the development of Board work and extend the competencies in the Boards by highlighting potential, female candidates for Board Chairs.

In addition to Nina Kopola, nominees for the Women’s Board Award were Catharina Stackelberg-Hammarén, Founder and Group CEO of Marketing Clinic and Jaana Tuominen, CEO of Paulig Oy. The members of the jury were Esko Aho (Chair), Maija-Liisa Friman, Aaro Cantell, Timo Ritakallio, Hille Korhonen and Gunnar Eckbo.

For further information, please contact

Nina Kopola, +358 10 214 300
Gunnar Eckbo, +47 9202 4576

Photo by Antti Korhola attached. Caption: Nina Kopola, Catharina Stackelberg-Hammarén and Jaana Tuominen in the award ceremony.

Suominen in brief

Suominen manufactures nonwovens as roll goods for wipes as well as for medical and hygiene products. The end products made of Suominen’s nonwovens – wet wipes, feminine care products and swabs, for instance – bring added value to the daily life of consumers worldwide. Suominen is the global market leader in nonwovens for wipes and employs 650 people in Europe and in the Americas. Suominen’s net sales in 2016 amounted to EUR 416.9 million and comparable operating profit to EUR 25.6 million. The Suominen share (SUY1V) is listed in Nasdaq Helsinki Stock Exchange (Mid Cap). Read more at www.suominen.fi.