HUHTAMÄKI OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 19.3.2008 AT 9.00 Jukka Moisio will take on the position of Huhtamäki Oyj's CEO on April 1, 2008. The Board of Directors appointed Jukka Moisio as the company's CEO on February 27, 2008. CFO Timo Salonen, who has acted as the company's interim CEO, and Executive Vice President, Americas, Clay Dunn who has held the interim position of the Chief Operating Officer (COO), will continue in their previous positions."We are satisfied with Jukka Moisio's prompt start in the position of the company's CEO. The Board of Directors wishes Jukka Moisio all the success in his new role," says Mikael Lilius, the Chairman of the Board of Directors. HUHTAMÄKI OYJ Group Communications Huhtamaki Group is a leading manufacturer of consumer and specialty packaging with 2007 net sales totaling EUR 2.3 billion. Consumer goods and foodservice markets are served by some 15,000 people in 66 manufacturing units and several sales offices in 36 countries. The parent company, Huhtamäki Oyj, has its head office in Espoo, Finland and is listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange. Additional information is available at www.huhtamaki.com.