PONSSE PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 3 DECEMBER 2011 AT 2:00 P.M.
Executive Director, Corporate Development and Strategy Timo Karppinen invited to join the Ponsse Plc's Management Team
Ponsse Plc's Executive Director, Corporate Development and Strategy Timo Karppinen (46), M.Soc.Sc., has been invited to join thePonsse Plc's Management Team as of 3 January 2011.
The area of responsibility of the Executive Director, Corporate Development and Strategy is the development of the operations and reporting of the Ponsse Group, the development of management processes and the development of the company's structure. Timo Karppinen will act in the company's strategy working group and participate in the activities of Ponsse's Board of Directors as an expert member. Timo Karppinen will report President and CEO of Ponsse Plc Juho Nummela. Karppinen will be located in Vieremä.
Timo Karppinen was appointed Ponsse Plc's Executive Director, Corporate Development and Strategy as of 1 January 2011. From the perspective of the growth and further development of Ponsse Plc Timo Karppinen's solid experience will play an important role in the management and development of the company's extensive international operations.
Vieremä, 3 January 2011
PONSSE PLC
Juho Nummela
President and CEO
FURTHER INFORMATION
Juho Nummela, President and CEO of Ponsse Plc, tel. +358 400 495 690
DISTRIBUTION
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd
Principal media
www.ponsse.com
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