Outotec announced the appointment of Mr. Adel Hattab as Executive Vice President, Strategic Customers and Business Development and a member of the Executive Board of the company as of April 1, 2017. He has been in the Executive Board since 2014, first as head of the EMEA region and since February 2016 as head of the Markets unit. As EVP, Strategic Customers and Business Development, Adel Hattab will lead the development of strategic customer relationships, sales processes and customer experience as well as marketing and market intelligence operations globally. Mr. Olli Nastamo, currently responsible for Outotec's Strategy, Marketing and Operational Excellence, will as of April 1, 2017 lead the Operational Excellence organization. Olli Nastamo continues to report to CEO Markku Terasvasara as member of the Outotec Executive Board.