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Ponsse's new Group Management Team and Sales Management Group

PONSSE OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 21 APRIL 2008 AT 12:30 PM                     

Ponsse's new Group Management Team and Sales Management Group                   

Ponsse Oyj's Board of Directors has decided on the new compositions of the Group
Management Team and the Sales Management Group as of 1 June 2008. Mikko Laurila 
was appointed as a member of the Sales Management Group and Vice President      
responsible for the North European Business area and Sales Director for Finland 
of Ponsse Group. Laurila has previously acted as Ponsse's Vice President        
responsible for the Asia-Pacific and Africa business areas and has been employed
by the company since 1999. Norbert Schalkx has been appointed as a member of the
Sales Management Group of Ponsse Group and Laurila's successor in the           
Asia-Pacific and Africa business areas. Both Laurila and Schalkx report to Jarmo
Vidgrén, Sales and Marketing Director. Juhani Mäkynen, Service Director, and    
Tapio Mertanen, Distribution Development Director of Ponsse were also appointed 
as members to Ponsse Group's Sales Management Group. Both Mäkynen and Mertanen  
report to Jarmo Vidgrén, Sales and Marketing Director.                          

Juha Haverinen has been appointed as a member of Ponsse Group's Management Team 
and Factory Director. Haverinen has previously acted as Ponsse's Production     
Development Manager. Hannu Kivelä, Ponsse's Director for Strategy and Customer  
Co-operation has also been appointed as a member of Ponsse Group's Management   
Team. Both Haverinen and Kivelä report to Juho Nummela, President and CEO.      

Group's Management Team as of 1 June 2008:
Juho Nummela, Chairman                                                          
Jarmo Vidgrén, Group Sales and Marketing Director, Deputy to CEO                
Seppo Taatila, Director for Technology and R&D                                  
Mikko Paananen, CFO                                                             
Jari Mononen, Communications Director                                           
Paula Oksman, Director of Human Resources                                       
Juhani Mäkynen, Service Director                                                
Juha Haverinen, Factory Director                                                
Pasi Arajärvi, Director of Purchasing and Logistics                             
Hannu Kivelä, Director for Strategy and Customer Co-operation                   

Sales Management Group as of 1 June 2008: 
Jarmo Vidgrén, Chairman                                                         
Claudio Costa, Vice President, Latin-America                                    
Tapio Ingervo, Vice President, Middle- and South Europe                         
Mikko Laurila, Vice President, North Europe                                     
Marko Mattila, Vice President, North America                
Ville Siekkinen, Vice President, Russia                                         
Norbert Schalkx, Vice President, Asia-Pacific and Africa                        
Tapio Mertanen, Distribution Development Director                               
Juhani Mäkynen, Service Director                                                

“Ponsse Group's Management Team and Sales Management Group have now been        
enforced to cover all of Ponsse's strategically important areas. We are         
continuously up-to-date on the development of the market situation and can react
quickly to changes in markets and customer needs and thus create the            
prerequisites for increasing sales. The significance of developing the service  
business and distribution network is continuously growing and the new           
appointments to the Sales Management Group support this development,” explains  
Juho Nummela, who is starting as CEO of Ponsse Oyj on 1 June 2008.              

Vieremä, 21 April 2008                                                          

Juho Nummela                                                                    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Juho Nummela, tel. +358 400 495 690                     

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