Ponsse Oyj - Changes board/management/auditors

Teemu Raitis appointed Managing Director of Ponsse’s Brazilian subsidiary

Vieremä, Finland, 2012-02-17 08:00 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 

PONSSE PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 17 FEBRUARY 2012 AT 9:00 AM



Teemu Raitis appointed Managing Director of Ponsse's Brazilian subsidiary

M.Sc. (Eng.) and M.Sc. (Econ.) Teemu Raitis (35) has been appointed the
Managing Director of Ponsse Plc's Brazilian subsidiary Ponsse Latin America
Ltda as of 10 May 2012. 

Mr Raitis was previously employed by Sandvik Mining and Construction Oy holding
different positions, such as Product Line Manager for mining trucks and
Regional Product Line Manager for loaders and trucks in Latin America. He began
working at Sandvik in 2004, and was last based in Chile. 

Raitis will report to Jarmo Vidgrén, Sales and Marketing Director at Ponsse
Plc. He will be based in Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil. Ponsse Ltda's previous
Managing Director Claudio Costa resigned as of 7 February 2012. 

The Financial Director of Ponsse Latin America Ltda, Mr Fabio Nogueira, will
manage the operations until 10 May 2012 in addition to his own duties. Mr
Nogueira has been working as the controller for Ponsse Latin America Ltda since
2007. 

Ponsse is committed to continuing the strong development of its operations in
Latin America. Lately Ponsse has especially invested in the development of
training and maintenance services to support the needs of the growing machine
base. Ponsse Latin America Ltda was established in 2005. 



Vieremä, 17 February 2012

PONSSE PLC

Juho Nummela
President and CEO



FURTHER INFORMATION
Jarmo Vidgrén, Sales and Marketing Director, tel. +358 40 519 1486
Juho Nummela, President and CEO, tel. +358 400 495 690



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