Timo Lappalainen Proposed as New Member for Vaisala's Board of Directors
Vaisala's shareholders representing more than 10 percent of all the votes in the company have proposed Timo Lappalainen, President and CEO of Orion Corporation, as new member of the Vaisala Board. The proposal will be presented at Vaisala's Annual General Meeting held on March 24, 2011.
Timo Lappalainen (b. 1962), holds a Master of Science degree in Engineering. He joined Orion in 1999 and has worked in several managerial positions in the company before his current position of President and CEO. Timo Lappalainen's full CV is attached.
Orion is a Finnish pharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and markets human and veterinary pharmaceuticals, active pharmaceutical ingredients as well as diagnostic tests for the global market.
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Jouni Lintunen, CFO, tel +358 9 8949 2215, mobile +358 40 579 0181
www.vaisala.com
Vaisala is a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement. Building on more than 70 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 meteorology, weather critical operations and controlled environments. Headquartered in Finland, Vaisala employs over 1300 professionals worldwide and is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.
