Ponsse appointments

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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