Okmetic Oyj - Company Announcement

TAPIO JÄMSÄ APPOINTED SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, SOURCING, AND A MEMBER OF OKMETIC'S EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT GROUP

OKMETIC OYJ        STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE        8 JANUARY 2008       

TAPIO JÄMSÄ APPOINTED SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, SOURCING, AND A MEMBER OF
OKMETIC'S EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT GROUP 

Mr Tapio Jämsä, M.Sc. (Technology), has been appointed Senior Vice President,
Sourcing, and a member of Okmetic's Executive Management Group as of 1 March
2008. The post of Senior Vice President, Sourcing, is a new one at Okmetic and
encompasses responsibilities for purchases and contract manufacturing. Tapio
Jämsä has previously held similar roles at Kone Oyj and VTI Technology Oy. 

OKMETIC OYJ

Antti Rasilo
President

For further information, please contact:

Antti Rasilo, President, Okmetic Oyj,
Tel. +358 9 5028 0232, email: antti.rasilo@okmetic.com

Markus Virtanen, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Okmetic Oyj,
Tel. +358 9 5028 0421, email: markus.virtanen@okmetic.com

Distribution:

OMX Nordic Exchange
Principal media
www.okmetic.com

OKMETIC IN BRIEF 

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Okmetic is a technology Company which supplies tailor-made silicon wafers for
sensor and semiconductor industries and sells its technological expertise.
Okmetic provides its customers with solutions that boost their competitiveness
and profitability. 

Okmetic's silicon wafers are part of a further processing chain that produces
end products that improve human interaction and quality of life. Okmetic's
products are based on high-tech expertise that generates added value for
customers, innovative product development and an extremely efficient production
process. 

Okmetic has a global customer base and sales network, production plants in
Finland and the US and contract manufacturers in Japan and China. 

Okmetic's shares are listed on OMX's Nordic Stock Exchange under the code
OKM1V. For more information on the Company, please visit our renewed website at
www.okmetic.com.