Appointment of Vice President, sales and marketing, Salomon

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Thomas Ehrnrooth as the Vice President, Sales and Marketing for the Salomon brand starting February 1, 2006. This newly created position will reinforce our efforts to further develop the sales and image of the Salomon brand across the world. All regional sales managers and the brand department will report to this function.

Mr. Thomas Ehrnrooth has a B.A. in Economics and brings with him extensive experience in sales and marketing functions, creation of global sales networks, as well as acquisition integration. He will join Salomon from Myllykoski Corporation, a leading paper producer with a turnover of about €1,5b, where he acted as the Chairman of the board of directors for the sales companies globally as well as held the position of Managing Director for the central sales company which is based in Germany. He was also member of the Executive Board of the company.

Thomas Ehrnrooth, 51 is a Finnish citizen, speaks fluently French, English, Swedish, Finnish and German. He is an outdoor enthusiast. He currently lives in Munich, Germany and has spent 18 years of his career working in Egypt, France, Canada and Germany.

Thomas will be a member of the newly established Salomon Executive Board.

I am confident that Thomas will be an active contributor to the future business success of Salomon.

Please join me in welcoming Thomas to the exciting world of Salomon.

Appointment of Vice President, sales and marketing, Salomon brand

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