Ponsse Oyj - Company Announcement

Pekka Ruuskanen appointed as Managing Director of Ponsse North America Inc; Marko Mattila assumes position as Area Director, North American Dealers

Vieremä, Finland, 2011-03-30 13:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 

PONSSE PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 30 MARCH 2011 AT 2:00 PM

Pekka Ruuskanen appointed as Managing Director of Ponsse North America Inc;
Marko Mattila assumes position as Area Director, North American Dealers 

Pekka Ruuskanen (42), Forestry Engineer, has been appointed Managing Director
of Ponsse North America Inc from 1 June 2011. In his new position, Mr Ruuskanen
will be responsible for the operations of Ponsse North America Inc, and he will
be stationed in Rhinelander (WI), United States. Mr Ruuskanen will report to
Sales and Marketing Director Jarmo Vidgrén. 

Mr Ruuskanen joined the Ponsse Group in 1998, and he has been located in
Ponsse's subsidiary in the USA, Ponsse North America, Inc. He has been a PONSSE
forest machine user trainer, regional sales manager and product specialist. Mr
Ruuskanen has worked in the harvesting and forest industry in the United States
and in Finland, Sweden and Germany. In addition to being a forestry engineer,
Mr Ruuskanen is a qualified forest machine operator. 

Marko Mattila (37), Forestry Engineer, has been appointed Area Director, North
American Dealers from 1 June 2011. In his new position, Mr Mattila will be
responsible for the support and development of Ponsse's dealer network in North
America. His post will be in Vieremä, Finland, and he will report to Sales and
Marketing Director Jarmo Vidgrén. Prior to this position, Mr Mattila has been
Managing Director of Ponsse North America Inc since 2007. 

Vieremä, 30 March 2011

PONSSE PLC

Juho Nummela
President and CEO

FURTHER INFORMATION:
Juho Nummela, President and CEO, Ponsse Plc, tel. +358 400 495 690

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Ponsse Plc is a company specialising in the sales, manufacture, servicing and
technology of cut-to-length method forest machines and is driven by genuine
interest in its customers and their business. 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.