Componenta - Company Announcement

Yrjö Julin proposed for Componenta Board of Directors

Componenta Corporation 3.2.2009 at 15.45

Yrjö Julin proposed for Componenta Board of Directors

Shareholders representing more than 10 percent of all the votes in the company
have announced that they will propose to the Annual General Meeting on 23
February 2009 that Yrjö Julin, (51), Tech.Lis. be elected as a new member to
the Board of Directors. 

In 2007 - 2008 Yrjö Julin was Group President and CEO of Yards ASA, in Norway.
In 2004 - 2008 he was President and CEO at Aker Yards, Business Area Cruise and
Ferries, in Finland and in 2002 - 2004 President and CEO of Aker Finnyards. In
1986 - 2002 he worked for Componenta Group in different positions, his final
post being Vice President. 

At the moment Yrjö Julin does not hold any positions of trust. 

With the proposal of a new member for the Board of Directors, it will also be
proposed to increase the number of members of the Board of Directors by one, to
6. 

The current members of the Componenta Board of Directors are Heikki Bergholm,
Heikki Lehtonen, Juhani Mäkinen, Marjo Raitavuo ja Matti Tikkakoski. 


Helsinki, 3 February 2009 

COMPONENTA CORPORATION


Heikki Lehtonen
President and CEO




Further information:

Heikki Lehtonen
President and CEO
tel. +358 10 403 00




Componenta is a metal sector company with international operations and
production plants located in Finland, Turkey, the Netherlands and Sweden. The
net sales of Componenta were EUR 681.4 million in 2008. The Group employed
4,163 people at the end of 2008. Componenta's shares are quoted on the NASDAQ
OMX Helsinki. Componenta specializes in supplying cast and machined components
and total solutions made of them to its global customers who are manufacturers
of vehicles, machines and equipment. 
Componenta  Corporation 
Panuntie 4 
FI-00610 Helsinki , Finland
Tel. +358 10 403 00
Fax +358 10 403 2721
www.componenta.com

Attachments:

julin_proposed_to_bod_release_03022009.pdf