Uponor Corporation's Board of Directors has today appointed M.Sc. (Bus.) Heiko Folgmann, 39, head of the company's East European and international business operations, as well as M.Sc. (Eng.), MBA Fernando Roses, 36, head of the company's operations in southern and south-western Europe as members of the company's Executive Committee. They both report to President and CEO Jan Lång. The appointments are effective from today. Heiko Folgmann, German citizen, has been acting as Vice President, Europe, East and International within the Uponor - West, East, South region since September 2006. He joined Uponor in connection with the acquisition of Unicor Holding AG in 1999. Fernando Roses, Spanish citizen, has managed Uponor's housing solution businesses as Vice President, Europe, South West, within the Uponor - West, East, South region since September 2006. He joined Uponor in 1994, and has mainly been responsible for the marketing and sales activities in Spain and Portugal. The importance of southern and western Europe as well as East Europe and new international markets has increased over the past few years, and they offer significant organic growth opportunities for Uponor in the future. The appointments above will not result in any other changes in the Uponor organisation. Uponor Corporation Tarmo Anttila Vice President, Communications Tel. +358 20 129 2852 DISTRIBUTION: Helsinki Stock Exchange Media www.uponor.com