2012-06-27 13:00:00 CEST

2012-06-27 13:00:04 CEST


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Tieto Oyj - Changes board/management/auditors

Tieto appoints Kolbjørn Haarr to lead the Central, Eastern Europe and Russia market unit


Tieto Corporation Stock Exchange Release 27 June 2012, 2.00 pm EET

Today Tieto announces a change in its Central, Eastern Europe and Russia market
unit (CER) and appoints Kolbjørn Haarr (born 1960) as Executive Vice President,
CER, as of 27 June 2012.  In addition to his new responsibility for CER market
unit, Kolbjørn will continue to head the Norwegian business and will be
reporting to President and CEO. Current head of CER market unit Wim Huisman has
decided to leave the company. 

Kolbjørn Haarr has a wide experience in IT services industry due to his long
career in companies such as SAP and Hewlett-Packard. Prior to joining Tieto, he
led Western European technology services business for Hewlett-Packard in 2005 -
2009, and held several other director positions within the company. Kolbjørn
has graduated from the University of Stavanger in Engineering sciences
specialized in biometrics. 

“I would like to thank Wim Huisman for his contribution to Tieto over the last
three years and welcome Kolbjørn to his new position,” says Kimmo Alkio,
President and CEO, Tieto Corporation. 

Kolbjorn Haarr's CV is available on Tieto's website at www.tieto.com/cv.

For further information, please contact:
Pellervo Hämäläinen, Vice President, Communications & IR, tel. +358 40 674 5257

TIETO CORPORATION


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complemented by a strong technology platform create tangible business benefits
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