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2011-04-04 08:45:08 CEST 2011-04-04 08:45:59 CEST SÄÄNNELTY TIETO Aspo - Company AnnouncementNEW MANAGING DIRECTOR FOR KAUKOMARKKINAT LTDASPO Plc STOCK EXCHANGE BULLETIN April 4, 2011 at 9:45 am. Jukka Nieminen (age 41), Master of Science (Tech), has been appointed as the new Managing Director of Kaukomarkkinat Ltd, part of Aspo Group, as of August 8, 2011. He succeeds Jari-Pekka Lehmuskoski (age 54) who will continue as Managing Director until August 8, 2011, when he will start as Business Director of the electronics division. Jukka Nieminen has previously worked in several international management tasks. He is currently the Managing Director of the Germany-based REHAU, a supplier of innovations and systems in construction and industry. Before that, he was the CEO of Naps Systems, a specialist in customized and innovative solar electricity solutions, as well as the Vice President of Marioff Corporation Oy's Land Division."As a conglomerate, our goal is to invest in the development of Kaukomarkkinat as part of Aspo. Kaukomarkkinat aims at becoming Finland's leading company in local energy solutions, which requires solid competence in strategy development and meeting objectives. Jukka Nieminen's expertise and vision as well as his international experience are very suitable for Kaukomarkkinat's aim to develop the local energy solutions business. The society's goal to increase the amount of renewable forms of energy, such as solar energy, and of improving energy efficiency opens up new opportunities for Kaukomarkkinat," says Aki Ojanen, CEO of Aspo Group. Kaukomarkkinat specializes in energy efficiency technology, solutions to improve efficiency in the process industry, and security and digital products. Operations are based on the products of the best companies in the industry and the willingness of the company's own experts to improve the operations and efficiency of its customers. Kaukomarkkinat operates in Finland, Poland, Russia, China, and Vietnam. ASPO Plc Aki Ojanen CEO Further information: CEO Aki Ojanen, Aspo Plc, +358 9 5211, +358 400 106 592,aki.ojanen(a)aspo.com Distribution: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Key Media www.aspo.com Aspo is a conglomerate that owns and develops business operations in Northern Europe and growth markets focusing on demanding B-to-B customers. Our strong company brands - ESL Shipping, Leipurin, Telko and Kaukomarkkinat - aim to be the market leaders in their sectors. They are responsible for their own operations, customer relationships and the development of these. Together they generate Aspo's goodwill. Aspo's Group structure and business operations are continually developed without any predefined schedules. [HUG#1502953] |
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