2015-08-06 07:01:00 CEST

2015-08-06 07:01:40 CEST


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Bittium Oyj - Changes board/management/auditors

Hannu Huttunen appointed CEO of Bittium Corporation and other changes in the company's management


Stock exchange release

Free for publication on August 6, 2015 at 8.01 am

Hannu Huttunen appointed CEO of Bittium Corporation and other changes in the
company's management

As  a result from the sale of the Automotive business on July 1, 2015, the Board
of  Directors of Bittium Corporation has decided upon nominations and changes in
the company's management.

Hannu  Huttunen, M.Sc. (Econ.) has been  appointed CEO of Bittium Corporation as
of August 7, 2015. Huttunen has been working for Bittium since November 1, 2010
as  the  president  of  Wireless  Business  Segment  and  Managing  Director  of
Elektrobit  Technologies Ltd. Prior to that Huttunen  worked at EXFO Inc as Vice
President  of Wireless Business.  In 2010 after EXFO  acquired Nethawk Oyj where
Huttunen was the CEO from 2003 to 2010 and Executive Vice President from 2002 to
2003. Between  1995 and 2002 Huttunen held several management positions at Nokia
Mobile Phones and its Nokia Special Products unit.

The  contract of Bittium's current CEO Jukka Harju terminates on August 6, 2015
by  mutual consent, and he will not continue at Bittium after August 2015. Harju
has  been the company's CEO since June  4, 2009. The Board of Directors wants to
express  its  acknowledgement  to  Jukka  Harju  for the good development of the
company  during his term as CEO that has contributed to the significant increase
in the company's market capitalization during the last years.

As  of August  7, 2015 the corporate  functions and  Wireless Business Segment's
functions  will be merged and the following  persons will make the company's new
management team: Hannu Huttunen, CEO (chairman); Veli-Pekka Paloranta, CFO; Kari
Jokela,  CLO;  Jari  Sankala,  Senior  Vice President, Sales; Karoliina Fyrstén,
Director,  Corporate Communications and Marketing, heads of product and services
areas:  Harri  Romppainen,  Vice  President,  Defense;  Klaus  Mäntysaari,  Vice
President,  Telecom; and  Sami Kotkajuuri,  Vice President,  Connectivity; Jari-
Pekka  Innanen,  Vice  President,  Engineering  and  Arto  Pietilä,  Senior Vice
President, Operations.

CFO  Veli-Pekka Paloranta  has decided  to move  to another  company in November
2015 and  has resigned  from Bittium.  He will  continue as  Bittium's CFO until
November  2015.  Paloranta has worked  for as Bittium's  CFO since 2010 and held
other positions in the company since 2002. Harju and the Board of Directors want
to express their thanks already now for his great contribution in developing the
company during the years.

M.Sc.  (econ.)  LL.M.  Pekka  Kunnari  has  been  appointed  as  CFO  of Bittium
Corporation  as  of  beginning  of  November  2015. He  has been working as Vice
President,  Finance  in  Wireless  Business  Segment  since  2011 and  in  other
positions in the finance department since 2001.

The  Board of Directors  of the Wireless  Business Segment will be discontinued,
since Bittium now focuses on one business and there is no need for another board
in addition to the Board of Directors of Bittium Corporation.



Oulu, August 6, 2015

Bittium Corporation
The Board of Directors



Further information

Hannu Huttunen
CEO from august 7, 2015 onwards
Tel. +358 40 344 5466

Jukka Harju
CEO until August 6, 2015
Tel. +358 40 344 5466



Distribution

NASDAQ Helsinki
Main media



Bittium

Bittium  is  specialized  in  developing  reliable and secure communications and
connectivity solutions using the latest technologies and deep knowledge on radio
technology.  Bittium provides innovative products and customized solutions based
on  its product platforms, and R&D services for customers in various industries.
Bittium  also  offers  high  quality  information  security solutions for mobile
devices  and portable computers. Net sales  of continuing operations in 2014 was
EUR  52.7 million and operating profit was EUR 0.8 million. Bittium is listed on
Nasdaq Helsinki. www.bittium.com


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