Benefon Oyj - Company Announcement

BENEFON APPOINTS FORMER OPENWAVE CONTENT & SERVICES HEAD

Benefon, a leading provider of mobile GPS navigation solutions and location     
based software, today announced the appointment of Simon Wilkinson as a         
Director. He was elected as the member of the Board in the annual general       
meeting April 16th, 2007. Simon will work closely with the Board in developing  
the Company's future strategy and also with the Management of the business to   
assist in the delivery of operational plans and objectives.                     

“Simon has a proven record of achievement in mobile applications and solutions,"
said Peter Bamford, Chairman of Benefon.  "His leadership skills and clear      
market vision are valuable strategic assets.  I am very pleased that he has     
agreed to work with us in developing the strategy for the continued rapid growth
of our Company and, in particular, the expansion of our software and solutions  
footprint."                                                                     

Simon was most recently Senior Vice President & General Manager of Content &    
Services of Openwave Systems, Inc., the leading provider of open software       
products and services for the communications industry. At Openwave Simon also   
held the positions of Senior Vice President & General Manager, Global Sales and 
Client Product Group.  Until its acquisition by Openwave in 2004, he was founder
and CEO of Magic4, the UK-based pioneer in the wireless messaging and value     
added data services space. Prior to co-founding Magic4 in 1999, he held senior  
international positions at Philips.                                             

"With Simon's software experience and leadership skills, he will be an important
addition to our company," added Mr. Bamford.                                    

"Benefon holds a unique position in the industry as the world's first developer 
of a fully integrated GPS mobile phone," said Simon Wilkinson. "This is an      
exciting time to be involved with Benefon as the adoption of mobile based       
location services is rapidly increasing and Benefon is positioned to become the 
leader in this market."                                                         


Salo April 27th, 2007                                                           

BENEFON OYJ                                                                     



Tomi Raita                                                                      
CEO                                                                             


For more information, please contact:                                           
Tomi Raita, CEO, tel. +358-2-77400                                              
www.benefon.com                                                                 

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About Benefon							                                                            
Benefon is a leader in GSM+GPS mobile telematics equipment and solutions.       
Professional and consumer applications include personal navigation, professional
security, personal safety, field and workflow management, asset tracking, and   
health. Headquartered in Salo, Finland, Benefon has designed and manufactured   
mobile equipment for GSM and NMT cellular systems since 1988.  For more         
information, please visit our                                                 
website at www.benefon.com.