Raute Corporation, Stock Exchange Release, 27 January 2026 at 2:00 p.m. EET

Proposals of the Shareholders’ Nomination Board to Raute Corporation’s Annual General Meeting 2026

The Shareholders' Nomination Board of Raute Corporation (the "Nomination Board") proposes to the Annual General Meeting planned to be convening on April 14, 2026, that Raute's Board of Directors would consist of seven members.

The Nomination Board proposes that Laura Raitio, Licentiate of Science (Technology), would continue to be elected as the Chair of the Board of Directors and Joni Bask, M.Sc. (Eng.), would continue to be elected as the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors. It is proposed that Mikko Kettunen, M.Sc. (Econ.), Julius Manni, M.Sc. (Econ.), Ari Piik, M.Sc. (Econ.), and Jenni Virnes, M.Sc. (Eng.), be re-elected as members of the Board of Directors.

In addition, the Nomination Board proposes that Anna Hyvönen, Licentiate of Science (Technology), be elected as a new member of the Board of Directors.

Anna Hyvönen (b. 1968, Licentiate of Science (Technology)) is the Chair of the Board of Directors of Duell Corporation and a member of the Board of Directors of Neste Corporation, SRV Group Plc and FLSmidth & Co. A/S. She has previously held several international management positions in industry and services companies, most recently at Nokian Tyres Plc in 2016–2025 in several roles, and before that at KONE Corporation as VP of Maintenance business and at Ramirent Oyj as EVP Northern and Central Europe. Earlier in her career, she worked at Nokia Networks in several executive positions. Her previous positions of trust include being a member of the Board of Directors of Caverion and Normet and Chair of the Board of Directors of Leasegreen Group.

All candidates have given their consent to the positions.

Of the current Board members, Ari Harmaala will leave the Board at the end of the Annual General Meeting. 

"Ari Harmaala has brought his extensive experience to Raute Corporation's Board of Directors. The Nomination Board thanks Ari Harmaala for his valuable contribution and work for the company," says Pekka Suominen, Chair of the Nomination Board.

The Nomination Board proposes that the remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors would be EUR 55,000 for the Chair of the Board of Directors and EUR 27,000 for the members of the Board of Directors for the term of office as before. The following remuneration is proposed for committee work:

• Meeting fee for committee work to the Chair of the Audit Committee EUR 1000 per meeting,
• The meeting fee for the chair of other possible committees and committee members is EUR 500 per meeting.

Reimbursement of expenses shall be paid in accordance with the company's current travel policy.

Regarding the election procedure for the members of the Board of Directors, the Nomination Board recommends that the shareholders take a position on the proposal as a whole at the Annual General Meeting. When making the proposal and assessing the qualifications of the individual nominees, the Nomination Board has assessed that the proposed entity of the Board of Directors has the best possible expertise for the company and that the composition of the Board of Directors also meets the other requirements of the Corporate Governance Code for listed companies.

In addition, the Nomination Board proposes to the Annual General Meeting an amendment to the Charter of the Nomination Board so that the appointment of the members of the Nomination Board would be brought forward by one month from the current date and would in future be based on the ownership situation on the last business day of July instead of the current August.

The composition of Raute's Shareholders' Nomination Board was announced on September 26, 2025, and its Chair is Pekka Suominen, and its members are Göran Sundholm and Mikko Laakkonen. Laura Raitio, Chair of the Board of Directors, has acted as an expert on the Nomination Board without being a member of the Nomination Board. The Nomination Board has convened four times during the term.

The Nomination Board made its proposal for a decision unanimously.

The above-mentioned proposals will also be included in the notice to the Annual General Meeting to be published later.

RAUTE CORPORATION
 

FURTHER INFORMATION:
Pekka Suominen, Chair of the Nomination Board. Contact requests: Elina Suomalainen, Executive Assistant, tel. +358 44 289 9330.

DISTRIBUTION:
Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd, main media, www.raute.com

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