Rautaruukki Oyj : Taina Kyllönen appointed SVP, Marketing and Communications at Ruukki

20 September 2011

Rautaruukki Corporation Press release 20 September 2011 at 10.00 EEST

Taina Kyllönen MSC (Econ) has been appointed Senior Vice President, Marketing and Communications at Rautaruukki as of 1 October 2010.

Taina joined Ruukki as VP Corporate Communications in 2004 and is currently SVP, Marketing. She was previously employed by, among others Jaakko Pöyry Consulting Oy and Metso Corporation.

Taina Kyllönen reports to President & CEO Sakari Tamminen.

For further information, please contact:

Sakari Tamminen, President & CEO, tel. [phone]

Taina Kyllönen, SVP, Marketing and Communications, tel [phone]

Rautaruukki supplies metal-based components, systems and integrated systems to the construction and engineering industries. The company has a wide selection of metal products and services. Rautaruukki has operations in 27 countries and employs 11,700 people. Net sales in 2010 totalled EUR 2.4 billion. The company's share is quoted on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki (Rautaruukki Oyj: RTRKS). The Corporation uses the marketing name Ruukki.