Ponsse Oyj - Company Announcement

Carl-Henrik Hammar appointed Managing Director of Ponsse’s Swedish subsidiary

Vieremä, Finland, 2015-01-14 08:00 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 
Carl-Henrik Hammar (40) has been appointed Managing Director of Ponsse Plc's
Swedish subsidiary, Ponsse AB, as of 1 July 2015. Hammar will transfer to
Ponsse on 16 March 2015. 

Forest engineer Carl-Henrik Hammar transfers from the position of Stora Enso's
Marketing Area Manager (Wood Supply Sweden). Hammar has worked with Stora Enso
since 2001 in various supervisory positions in wood procurement, supply and
logistics in Sweden and China. Hammar has extensive experience in different
forest sector functions starting from early 1990s when he started his career as
a forest machine operator. 

Carl-Henrik Hammar reports to Jarmo Vidgrén, Sales and Marketing Director of
Ponsse Plc, and will be based in Surahammar, Sweden. Eero Lukkarinen (49),
current Managing Director of Ponsse AB, will transfer to exports and sales
within Ponsse Group in Finland. This was announced in a release published on 3
November 2014. 

Established in 1994, Ponsse AB is Ponsse Group's oldest subsidiary. The
headquarters of Ponsse AB are located in Surahammar, Västmanland County, being
responsible for Ponsse sales and maintenance services in Sweden and Denmark.
The service network of local customers consists of two PONSSE service centres
and 37 contractual PONSSE service partners. Ponsse's reseller, AN Maskinteknik
AB, has been responsible for sales and maintenance services in Norrbotten
County since 1989. 



Vieremä, 14 January 2015

PONSSE PLC

Jarmo Vidgrén
Sales and Marketing Director


FURTHER INFORMATION
Jarmo Vidgrén, Sales and Marketing Director, tel. +358 40 519 1486
Juho Nummela, President and CEO, tel. +358 400 495 690



DISTRIBUTION
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd
Principal media
www.ponsse.com


Ponsse Plc specialises in the sales, production, maintenance and technology of
cut-to-length method forest machines and is driven by genuine interest in its
customers and their business operations. Ponsse develops and manufactures
sustainable and innovative harvesting solutions based on customers' needs. 

The company was established by forest machine entrepreneur Einari Vidgrén in
1970, and it has been a leader in timber harvesting solutions based on the
cut-to-length method ever since. Ponsse is headquartered in Vieremä, Finland.
The company's shares are quoted on the NASDAQ OMX Nordic List. This year,
Ponsse celebrates its 45th anniversary.

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