
Stock exchange release
September 16, 2008
VICE PRESIDENT, COMMUNICATIONS LEENA KAHILA-BERGH TO LEAVE FISKARS
VICE PRESIDENT, COMMUNICATIONS LEENA KAHILA-BERGH TO LEAVE FISKARS The Fiskars Corporation and its Vice President, Corporate Communications Leena Kahila-Bergh have agreed that she will leave the company by the end of October. 'Leena Kahila-Bergh has made a long carrier at Fiskars and done an excellent job of developing its corporate communications. On behalf of the entire Corporation, I thank Leena for her contribution and wish her the best of success in the future,' says Fiskars CEO Kari Kauniskangas. Corporate Communications at Fiskars will be handled by Ms. Nora Malin, Fiskars Communications Manager. Corporate Communications will report to the Chief Strategy Officer, Mr. Max Alfthan, who will join Fiskars at the beginning of November. Kari Kauniskangas President and CEO Founded in 1649, Fiskars is a leading supplier of branded consumer goods. Fiskars business areas are: Garden, Homeware, Craft, Outdoor Recreation, Inha Works, and the Real Estate Group. Its major international brands are Fiskars, Iittala, Gerber, Silva, and Buster. The associated company Wärtsilä Corporation is also an important part of the Corporation. Fiskars business segments are the Americas, EMEA, Wärtsilä, and Other. Fiskars shares are quoted on OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki. In 2007, the Fiskars Corporation net sales were EUR 658 million, the operating profit EUR 110 million and the Corporation employed some 4,500 people. www.fiskars.fi