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President and CEO Kari Kauniskangas, Fiskars Corporation, alongside members of the company’s leadership team, rang the closing bell at Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square in New York City on December 30, 2016, the last trading day of the year.
Fiskars will change its stock symbol on Nasdaq Helsinki to FSKRS effective Monday, 2 January 2017.
Additionally, Fiskars will celebrate the New Year’s Eve ball drop in Times Square with Waterford, one of the key brands in Fiskars’ brand portfolio. Waterford has been a part of the New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square since 1999. The Waterford Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball, which is dropped at midnight, is made up of 2,688 skillfully crafted Waterford Crystal triangles. This year, 288 of the crystal triangles introduce a new pattern, “Gift of Kindness,” celebrating acts of kindness that enrich our souls, promote understanding and strengthen the bonds of humanity.
Fiskars Corporation
Press Release
December 28, 2016 at 9:00 ET
Fiskars to ring Nasdaq closing bell in celebration of the New Year and Finland’s 100th anniversary
President and CEO Kari Kauniskangas, Fiskars Corporation, alongside members of the company’s leadership team, will ring the closing bell at Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square in New York City on December 30, 2016, the last trading day of the year.
“As the oldest company in Finland, established in 1649, Fiskars has transformed fundamentally over the past years and today proudly holds a strong position in the global consumer goods market,” said Kari Kauniskangas, President and CEO. “As the year comes to an end and we look to welcome the New Year, we have many reasons to celebrate as we continue our journey to become a leading branded consumer goods company with a family of iconic lifestyle brands.”
Additionally, Fiskars will celebrate the New Year’s Eve ball drop in Times Square with Waterford, one of the key brands in Fiskars’ brand portfolio. Waterford has been a part of the New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square since 1999. The Waterford Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball, which is dropped at midnight, is made up of 2,688 skillfully crafted Waterford Crystal triangles. This year, 288 of the crystal triangles introduce a new pattern, “Gift of Kindness,” celebrating acts of kindness that enrich our souls, promote understanding and strengthen the bonds of humanity.
“The welcoming of 2017 is a proud moment for Fiskars as it marks the centennial of Finland’s independence. Furthermore, our world famous orange-handled scissors will turn 50 years,” continued Kauniskangas. “We’re excited to close the year 2016 on the last trading day at Nasdaq MarketSite and celebrate the New Year with the more than one billion people throughout the world who will tune in to see the prestigious Waterford Ball drop in Times Square.”
Nasdaq livestream information
The Closing Bell ceremony will take place on December 30, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. local time at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York City. A live stream of the ceremony will be available from 3:45–4:00 p.m. at: https://new.livestream.com/nasdaq/live or http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx
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Media contacts:
Finland: Corporate Communications, Kaisa Rajala, tel. +358 204 39 5745, kaisa.rajala@fiskars.com
USA: Ketchum PR, Rainah Chang-Faulk, tel. +1 646 935 4063, rainah.chang-faulk@ketchum.com
Fiskars – Making the everyday extraordinary
Fiskars serves consumers and customers around the world with a brand portfolio of globally recognized brands including Fiskars, Gerber, Iittala, Royal Copenhagen, Waterford, and Wedgwood.
Building on our mission to create a family of iconic lifestyle brands, Fiskars’ vision is to create a positive, lasting impact on our quality of life. Please visit www.fiskarsgroup.com for more information.
New York, NY, 30 December 2016
1. CEO and President Kari Kauniskangas and full group on stage
2. Kari Kauniskangas ringing the closing bell
3. Group toast
4. Nasdaq Tower Exterior pan to group photo opp
5. Kari Kauniskangas posing with trademark scissors
6. Nasdaq Tower exterior showing welcome text
7. Fiskars Corporation brand video on Nasdaq Tower
8. SOUNDBITE (English) CEO and President Kari Kauniskangas, Fiskars Corporation
"This is truly a special moment for us. It's a great place to celebrate what we've achieved at Fiskars. It's been really a great journey."
9. SOUNDBITE (English) CEO and President Kari Kauniskangas, Fiskars Corporation
"I'm really looking forward to continuing the journey in 2017 with our teams around the world.”
10. SOUNDBITE (English) CEO and President Kari Kauniskangas, Fiskars Corporation
"What we are best known is for our orange handled scissors and we have sold more than one billion pairs of these scissors globally so far.”
11. SOUNDBITE (English) CEO and President Kari Kauniskangas, Fiskars Corporation
"We will continue to focus on superior craftsmanship, beautiful designs and lasting products. That’s something that unites all of us at Fiskars.”
12. SOUNDBITE (English) CEO and President Kari Kauniskangas, Fiskars Corporation
"When looking to 2017, that is a year we have a lot to celebrate. There is so much we can be happy about so the 100 years of independence of Finland, 50th anniversary our orange handled scissors and also we've been present in the U.S. market directly for 40 years."
30 December 2016
