Jorma Eloranta President and Chief Executive Officer, Metso Corporation, Finland

Jorma Eloranta M.Sc. (Tech.) has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Metso Corporation since March 1, 2004 and has been a Member and Chairman of the Executive Board since March 1, 2004. Mr. Eloranta served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Kvaerner Masa-Yards Inc. Mr. Eloranta served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Patria Industries Group from 1997 to 2001 and Deputy Chief Executive of Finvest Group and Jaakko Poyry Group from ... 1996 to 1997 as well as President of Finvest Ltd., from 1985 to 1995. Mr. Eloranta serves as the Chairman and Member of Business Area Boards in Metso Paper, Metso Minerals, Metso Automation and Metso Ventures. Mr. Eloranta served as the Chairman of the Board of Aspocomp Group Oyj. He serves as a Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Sampo Life Insurance Company Ltd. Mr. Eloranta has been a Director of Uponor Oyj since March 15, 2005. He serves as a Board Member in Kvaerner Masa-Yards Inc. Mr. Eloranta was appointed in November 2003 by the Executive Board of Directors of Metso Corporation. He serves as a Member of Supervisory Board of Ilmarinen Pension Insurance Co. Ltd. He served as a Director of Aspocomp Group Oyj. Mr. Eloranta hold Master of Science degree in Technology.