Vaisala Corporation: Jarkko Sairanen Appointed Executive Vice President for Weather Business Area

Vaisala Corporation
Stock Exchange Release
November 26, 2015 at 9:00 a.m.

Vaisala Corporation: Jarkko Sairanen Appointed Executive Vice President for Weather Business Area

Jarkko Sairanen (51), M.Sc (Industrial Management) and MBA (INSEAD), has been appointed Executive Vice President of Vaisala Weather Business Area. He will be a member of Vaisala Management Group and will report to Kjell Forsén, President and CEO of Vaisala. Jarkko Sairanen will start at Vaisala latest on May 2, 2016.

Jarkko Sairanen joins Vaisala from Pöyry PLC where he is working as Executive Vice President in charge of the Management Consulting Business Group since 2011 serving energy sector and forest industry. Prior to his career at Pöyry, Jarkko Sairanen was President of Elektrobit Automotive Software during 2007-2011. Jarkko Sairanen has also served Nokia in several executive roles and worked as partner in the Boston Consulting Group.

Kjell Forsén, President and CEO of Vaisala: "I am pleased to have Jarkko Sairanen onboard Vaisala. Weather Business Area's number one strategic goal is to grow by providing comprehensive offering for weather impacted customers and through expanding information services. Jarkko's wide experience from technology and consulting businesses will be a great asset in leading Weather Business Area and further developing its strategy."

Head of Weather Offering, Ilkka Mannonen will act as interim EVP Weather Business Area until Jarkko Sairanen joins Vaisala.

Further information
Kjell Forsén, President and CEO, tel. +358 9 8949 2202

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NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
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Vaisala is a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement. Building on 80 years of experience, Vaisala contributes to a better quality of life by providing a comprehensive range of innovative observation and measurement products and services for chosen weather-related and industrial markets. Headquartered in Finland, Vaisala employs approximately 1,600 professionals worldwide and is listed on the Nasdaq OMX Helsinki stock exchange. www.vaisala.com      www.twitter.com/VaisalaGroup