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Antti Jääskeläinen appointed Amer Sports Chief Development Officer

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October 2, 2009 at 2:00 pm

Mr. Antti Jääskeläinen (born 1972, Finnish citizen) has been named
Amer Sports' Chief Development Officer. The newly created position
has been established to strengthen Amer Sports' management in
strategic planning and execution. Mr. Jääskeläinen will join Amer
Sports on December 1, 2009.

Mr. Jääskeläinen holds an MBA from INSEAD, France, as well as Masters
Degrees in economics and engineering from the Helsinki School of
Economics and Helsinki University of Technology. He is joining Amer
Sports from Stora Enso Group, where he currently works as SVP & Head
of the Biorefining Unit and previously served as SVP & Head of Group
Strategy. Earlier in his career, Mr. Jääskeläinen also worked at
McKinsey & Company and at Nokia.

Mr. Jääskeläinen will report to Mr. Roger Talermo, Amer Sports'
President and CEO and will be a member of the Executive Board.

AMER SPORTS CORPORATION
Communications

Ms Maarit Mikkonen
Communications Manager
Tel. +358 9 7257 8306, e-mail: maarit.mikkonen@amersports.com
www.amersports.com

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AMER SPORTS CORPORATION
Amer Sports (www.amersports.com) is the world's leading sports
equipment company with internationally recognized brands, including
Salomon, Wilson, Precor, Atomic, Suunto, Mavic and Arc'teryx. All
Amer Sports companies develop and manufacture technically advanced
products that improve the performance of active sports participants.
The Group's business is balanced by its broad portfolio of sports and
presence in all major markets.

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