Ponsse’s new group and sales management

Ponsse’s Board of Directors has decided on the new compositions of the Group Management Team and the Sales Management Group as of June 1, 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 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’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’s Management Team and Factory Director. Haverinen has previously acted as Production Development Manager. Hannu Kivelä, 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 June 1.