Outokumpu Oyj announced that Jyrki Mäki-Kala would be elected as new member, the term of office ending at the end of the next Annual General Meeting. Vesa-Pekka Takala has informed the Shareholders' Nomination Board that he is no longer available for re-election to the Board of Directors. The Shareholders' Nomination Board comprised Reima Rytsölä, CEO at Solidium Oy; Pekka Pajamo, CFO at Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company; Jouko Pölönen, President and CEO at Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company, and Outi Antila, Director General at The Social Insurance Institution of Finland as well as Chairman of the Board of Directors Kari Jordan.