Ponsse Oyj - Changes board/management/auditors

Tommi Väänänen appointed Director of Ponsse Plc's supply chain

Vieremä, Finland, 2015-10-26 15:13 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 
Tommi Väänänen appointed Director of Ponsse Plc's supply chain

Tommi Väänänen (42), B.Eng., has been appointed Director of Ponsse Plc's supply
chain process starting from 1 November, 2015. In his new position, Tommi
Väänänen will be responsible for an area which covers functions from the
receipt of customer orders all the way to production and the delivery of
machines.  Väänänen will report to President and CEO Juho Nummela, and he will
be based in Vieremä. 

Tommi Väänänen's appointment is related to the changes in the organisational
structure issued in August. Ponsse's new organisational structure is based on
three main processes: sales and service, R&D and the supply chain. Jarmo
Vidgrén, sales and marketing director, will continue in the management of sales
and service, Juha Inberg, technology and R&D director, will be responsible for
R&D and Tommi Väänänen will start in the management of the new supply chain
process. 

“This change improves the efficiency of supply chain from the order to the
customer and prepares us for an increase in manufacturing volumes in the long
term. We have decided to clarify our functions in order to strengthen our
ability to respond to our customers' needs, develop our productivity and react
quickly. We are satisfied that we found the correct person to lead this
demanding process from within our own organisation. We wish Tommi and the new
organization success in all future endeavors,” says Juho Nummela, President and
CEO of Ponsse. 

Tommi Väänänen will transfer to his new post from the position of Ponsse Plc's
purchasing director which he held since October 2013, being responsible for
Ponsse Group's purchasing and logistics operations. Väänänen will continue as a
member of Ponsse Plc's Management Team. Due to changes in the Group's
management, the Group's Management Team will be reduced to consist of seven
members instead of the previous eight. 

Vieremä, 26 October 2015

PONSSE PLC
Juho Nummela

President and CEO

FURTHER INFORMATION
Juho Nummela, President and CEO, Ponsse Plc, 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.

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