Amer Sports - Company Announcement

Appointments at Amer Sports Winter Sports Equipment

Following the November 21 announcement regarding the Amer Sports
Winter and Outdoor organization, business segment President Michael
Schineis has made the following personnel appointments in the Winter
Sports Equipment business area.

Bernard Millaud is the new General Manager of Salomon Winter Sports
Equipment, a position previously held by Philippe Dubé. Millaud is
also now responsible for the legal entity of Salomon S.A. in Annecy
and will continue in his role as General Manager of Mavic.

Wolfgang Mayrhofer is the new General Manager of Atomic. He was
previously Atomic's Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

Wilhelm Kerl, in addition to his current role as Atomic's Director of
Operations, has been appointed to evaluate potential models for the
Group's winter sports equipment production.

Mayrhofer and Kerl will also be jointly responsible for the legal
entity of Atomic GmbH in Altenmarkt.

Philippe Dubé will focus on special assignments for Amer Sports.

All of these changes are effective immediately.

For further information, please contact:
Pekka Paalanne, Executive Vice President, Amer Sports, tel. +358 9
7257 8212
Tommy Ilmoni, Vice President, Investor Relations, Amer Sports, tel.
+358 9 7257 8233


AMER SPORTS CORPORATION
Communications


Max Alfthan
Senior Vice President, Communications, tel. +358 9 7257 8216,
e-mail: max.alfthan@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 and Suunto. 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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Appointments at Amer Sports Winter Sports Equipment