Nokian Tyres plc announced that Mr. Frans Westerlund has been appointed Vice President, CIO and Processes. He will join Nokian Tyres plc as a member of the management team on August 1, 2017. Mr. Westerlund will report to the President and CEO. Mr. Westerlund, age 50, will join Nokian Tyres from Fiskars Corporation where he is currently SVP, Chief Information Officer, Head of Business Processes & IT. He has been a member of Fiskars Corporation's management team since 2009. Mr. Teppo Huovila, current Vice President for Quality, Sustainability and ICT will continue in the Company's management team as Vice President, Quality and Sustainability. Process development is currently part of Mr. Timo Tervolin's responsibilities. He will continue in the Company's management team as Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development.