Election of members to the Board of Directors of Atria Plc

ATRIA PLC        COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT   20 MARCH 2009  at 1:45 pm            

Election of members to the Board of Directors of Atria Plc                      

Atria Plc's Supervisory Board has elected Mr Harri Sivula as a new member of the
Board of Directors of Atria Plc. Harri Sivula (b. 1962), Master of              
Administrative Sciences, has acted as the CEO of the Onninen Group since 2006.  

Atria Plc's Board of Directors now has the following membership: Chairman of the
Board Martti Selin, Vice Chairman of the Board Timo Komulainen, members Tuomo   
Heikkilä, Runar Lillandt, Harri Sivula, Matti Tikkakoski and Ilkka Yliluoma.    



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Matti Tikkakoski                                                                
President and CEO                                                               


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