KARI SAARINEN APPOINTED EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, SALES AND MARKETING OF EFORE GROUP


Mr. Kari Saarinen, M.Sc. (Eng), 51 has been appointed Executive
Vice President for Efore Sales & Marketing function, located in
company headquarters in Espoo as of March 1, 2007. In his new role
Kari Saarinen is in charge of Efore Group's sales and marketing
activities in EMEA, Americas and APAC regions. He reports to the
President and CEO Reijo Mäihäniemi and continues as a member of
Efore Executive Management Team.

In his earlier role at Efore Group he was responsible for sales
and marketing activities in EMEA region.

EFORE PLC

Reijo Mäihäniemi
President and CEO


For further information please contact Reijo Mäihäniemi, President
and CEO, tel. +358 9 4784 6312



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Efore Group

The Efore electronics group is an international company providing
services for the telecommunications, industrial automation and health-care
industries. Its operations comprise custom-designed power supplies, power
systems and related service and maintenance.

Efore's registered office is in Espoo, Finland. Besides Finland,
Efore's product development and marketing units are located in
China, the USA, Germany and Sweden. Its production facilities are
located in China, Estonia and the USA.  In the fiscal year ending
in October 2006, consolidated net sales totalled approximately EUR
90.5 million and it had a personnel of 812. The shares of the
parent company Efore Plc are quoted on the Helsinki Stock
Exchange.

www.efore.com