| SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 |
| FORM 6-K |
| Report of Foreign Issuer Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
| [February 4, 2004] |
| Metso Corporation |
| (Translation of registrant’s
name into English) Fabianinkatu 9 A, PO Box 1220 FIN-00101 Helsinki, Finland |
| Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F |
| Form 20-F X | Form 40-F ____ |
| Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
| Yes ____ | No X |
| If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number
assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g-32(b):82- |
| SIGNATURES |
| Date February 4, 2004 |
| Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf of the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. |
| Name: |
| Olli Vaartimo President and CEO Metso Corporation |
Harri Luoto Senior Vice President, General Counsel Metso Corporation |
| Jorma Eloranta appointed in Metso’s Executive Board and Business Area boards |
| (Helsinki, Finland, February 4, 2004) - Metso Corporation’s (NYSE: MX; HEX: MEO) Board of Directors has today appointed Jorma Eloranta, Metso’s new President and CEO, the Chairman of Metso’s Executive Board as of March 1, 2004. In addition, he was appointed as Chairman of Metso’s Business Area Boards in Metso Paper, Metso Minerals, Metso Automation and Metso Ventures. |
| Metso’s Executive Vice President and CFO Olli Vaartimo was appointed Vice Chairman of Metso’s Executive Board and Business Area Boards from the beginning of March 2004. |
| Metso Corporation is a global supplier of process industry machinery and systems, as well as know-how and aftermarket services. The Corporation’s core businesses are fiber and paper technology (Metso Paper), rock and mineral processing (Metso Minerals) and automation and control technology (Metso Automation). In 2003, the net sales of Metso Corporation were EUR 4.3 billion and the personnel totaled approximately 27,400. Metso Corporation is listed on the Helsinki and New York Stock Exchanges. |
| For further information please contact: |
| Harri Luoto, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Metso
Corporation, tel. +358 204 84 3240 or Helena Aatinen, Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, Metso Corporation, tel. +358 20 484 3004 USA: Mike Phillips, Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration, Metso USA, Inc., tel. +1 617 369 7850. |