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2012-11-14 08:00:03 CET 2012-11-14 08:00:14 CET REGULATED INFORMATION Ixonos - Company AnnouncementESA HARJU APPOINTED AS CEO OF IXONOSHelsinki, Finland, 2012-11-14 08:00 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ixonos Plc Stock Exchange Release 14 November 2012 at 9:00 ESA HARJU APPOINTED AS CEO OF IXONOS Ixonos' Board of Directors has appointed Esa Harju, M.Sc (Tech), 45, as the President and CEO of Ixonos Plc. He will assume the position from his current role as Country Director, Finland and Head of Nordic & Baltic Region at Nokia Siemens Networks. Esa Harju has over 20 years of international experience in general management, sales and marketing. He has held numerous positions worldwide at Nokia and NSN, including regional management, direct sales management responsibilities, as well as various marketing and business management roles. His international assignments include management positions in Great Britain, Malaysia, Italy and China. He has also been responsible for global sales of NSN Core Networks, as well as global marketing at Nokia Networks, and is experienced in dealing with the media, investors and analysts. Esa Harju will start as President and CEO of Ixonos by February 10th, 2013. The Chairman of Ixonos' Board of Directors, Pertti Ervi, comments: “We are very pleased to have found an international professional like Esa Harju to join Ixonos as the new CEO. The key competences defined by our Board of Directors are complemented by his excellent leader profile. We believe that he will have a significant role in increasing Ixonos' international business, and in involving the entire staff in the company's new development phase.” Esa Harju: ”I am very pleased to become the new CEO of Ixonos, and am looking forward to taking up the role in the near future. Ixonos is a world-class leader in its field of expertise, and is aiming to leverage its core competencies in new markets, in line with its new strategy. I believe that my past experience will complement Ixonos' capabilities and help in implementing the strategy.” IXONOS PLC Board of Directors Additional Information: Ixonos Plc, Chairman, Board of Directors Pertti Ervi +33 6 8583 9153 Ixonos Plc, appointed President and CEO Esa Harju +358 40 844 3367 Distribution: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Main Media |
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