Seppo Taatila Appointed Ponsse's Director of Technology and R & D
PONSSE OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 12 JANUARY 2006, 1:30 p.m.
Seppo Taatila Appointed Ponsse's Director of Technology and R & D Mr Seppo Taatila (53), M.Sc. (Eng.), has been appointed Director of Technology and R & D at Ponsse Oyj. He will be responsible for the companys product development with regard to forest machines and related information systems and new technologies. Mr Taatila will start in his new position during the year 2006. He has also been invited to become a member of Ponsses Management Team. He will report to the President and CEO of the group. "Mr Taatila has previously served as Technology Director of international forest machine operations at John Deere, building a significant career within the forest machine industry. The significant production investments currently underway will also provide product development with new opportunities. Nomination strengthens Ponsse´s strong internationalization strategy. We will continue to carry out product development on the basis of our customers' needs," says Mr Tiitinen, President and CEO of Ponsse Oyj. Vieremä, 12 January 2006 PONSSE OYJ Arto Tiitinen President and CEO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: President and CEO, Ponsse Oyj tel. +358 400 566 875 DISTRIBUTION Helsinki Stock Exchange Principal media www.ponsse.com