Orion Corporation: Organising meeting of the Board of Directors

In its organising meeting, the Board of Directors of Orion Corporation, which was elected today by the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders, has elected Hilpi Rautelin as Vice Chairman.

The compositions of the Board committees were decided to be as follows:

Personnel and Remuneration Committee:
Mikael Silvennoinen, Chairman
Maziar Mike Doustdar
Veli-Matti Mattila
Hilpi Rautelin
 
Audit Committee:
Ari Lehtoranta, Chairman
Kari Jussi Aho
Eija Ronkainen
Karen Lykke Sørensen
 
R&D Committee:
Hilpi Rautelin, Chairman
Kari Jussi Aho
Veli-Matti Mattila
Eija Ronkainen
Karen Lykke Sørensen
 

The Company also has a Nomination Committee, the election of which was announced in a Stock Exchange Release on 27 April 2021.

All members of the Board of Directors have been assessed to be independent of the company and its significant shareholders.

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Orion is a globally operating Finnish pharmaceutical company – a builder of well-being. Orion develops, manufactures and markets human and veterinary pharmaceuticals and active pharmaceutical ingredients. The company is continuously developing new drugs and treatment methods. The core therapy areas of Orion's pharmaceutical R&D are neurological disorders, oncology and respiratory diseases for which Orion develops inhaled pulmonary medication. Orion's net sales in 2021 amounted to EUR 1,041 million and the company had about 3,350 employees at the end of the year. Orion's A and B shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki.