Ponsse Oyj - Changes board/management/auditors

Petri Härkönen appointed CFO of Ponsse Plc

PONSSE PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 14 AUGUST 2009 AT 12:00 A.M.                  

Petri Härkönen appointed CFO of Ponsse Plc 
Petri Härkönen, M.Sc. (Tech.), has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of    
Ponsse Plc, effective from 1 October 2009. In his new position, Härkönen will be
responsible for the financial management and financing of the Group.
Härkönen moves to his new job from Suunto Oy, where he held the position of     
Director, Operations and Quality. Härkönen becomes a member of the Management   
Team of Ponsse Plc, and he reports to President and CEO Juho Nummela. CFO       
Härkönen will be based in Vieremä.                                              

Vieremä, 14 August 2009                                                         

PONSSE PLC                                                                      


Juho Nummela                                                                    
President and CEO                                                               


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CEO Juho Nummela, Ponsse Plc                                                    
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