New appointment to the Terrafame Management Team

Mr Seppo Voutilainen M.Sc. (Eng.) (49) has been appointed as Chief Mining Officer and Member of the Management Team at Terrafame Ltd as of 1st September 2020.

Mr Voutilainen has recently served as Development Director of European Operations and Assistant General Manager at Agnico Eagles Mines Ltd. Before that he has served as a mine manager at Kittilä mine and Siilinjärvi mine.

In his new role, Seppo Voutilainen will be reporting to Terrafame Ltd CEO Joni Lukkaroinen.

Previous Terrafame Chief Mining Officer Mr Reijo Uusitalo retired at the end of June.

Further information:

CEO Joni Lukkaroinen, Terrafame Oy, tel. +358 50 590 0720, joni.lukkaroinen(at)terrafame.fi

Terrafame Ltd is a Finnish multi-metal company founded in 2015. Its mine and production plants are located in Sotkamo, Finland. The company's bioleaching-based production process is unique and it has a much lower carbon footprint than conventional nickel production technologies. Terrafame is currently constructing one of the world’s largest battery chemicals production lines, which will move the company ahead in the metal refinery chain from a manufacturer of semi-finished metal products to a producer of battery chemicals used in manufacture of electric vehicle batteries. In 2019, Terrafame’s net sales amounted to EUR 310 million, and the company's industrial site employed approximately 1,500 people, of which around half were employees of its partner companies. www.terrafame.com