Aspo - Changes board/management/auditors

Sami Koskela appointed Managing Director of Aspo's Kaukomarkkinat

ASPO Plc       STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE   April 15, 2015, at 09:00

SAMI KOSKELA APPOINTED MANAGING DIRECTOR OF ASPO'S KAUKOMARKKINAT

Sami Koskela (M.Sc. Eng., 35) has been appointed the new Managing Director of
Kaukomarkkinat Ltd, part of Aspo Group, and a member of the Group Executive
Committee of Aspo Group starting from April 17, 2015. Acting Managing Director
Kimmo Liukkonen will continue as a member of the Kaukomarkkinat Board of
Directors. Sami Koskela previously worked as the director of Nokia's and
subsequently Microsoft's Chinese operations from 2012, before which he acted as
director for Nokia's operations in Taiwan."Sami Koskela's expertise is a perfect match for the new development phase of
Kaukomarkkinat. His experience and role as a key player in the development and
production of successful products forms a solid base for the current strategy of
Kaukomarkkinat. His experience in combining wireless communications with unique
customer experiences, together with the changing ways consumers use electronics
in their everyday lives and demanding work situations, enables Kaukomarkkinat to
strongly develop its operations further.""Aspo has been able to stabilize the financial result of Kaukomarkkinat by
heavily eliminating non-core business functions in Finland and abroad. The
competence and motivation of the staff are now focused on IT solutions for
challenging working environments, demanding wireless communications tools, and
experiences. Building automation systems highlight the possibility to control
and adjust all devices using IT," says Aki Ojanen, Chairman of the
Kaukomarkkinat Board of Directors.

In 2014, Kaukomarkkinat posted net sales of EUR 36 million and an operating
profit of EUR 0.1 million. Kaukomarkkinat is part of Aspo Group. Its net sales
in 2014 totaled EUR 483 million and its operating profit stood at EUR 23.4
million. Aspo's strategy is to own, lead and develop its businesses that are
striving to become market leaders within their field. Aspo operates in 15
countries.

ASPO Plc

Aki Ojanen
CEO

For more information, please contact:
Aki Ojanen, CEO of Aspo Plc, Chairman of the Board of Kaukomarkkinat Ltd,
phone +358 9 5211, +358 400 106 592, e-mail aki.ojanen (a)aspo.com

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Aspo is a conglomerate that owns and develops businesses in Northern Europe and
growth markets focusing on demanding B-to-B customers. The aim of our strong
corporate brands - ESL Shipping, Leipurin, Telko and Kaukomarkkinat - is 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
developed persistently without any predefined schedules.




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