EFORE PLC Stock Exchange Release March 31, 2008 at 5.00 p.m.
CHANGES IN THE EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM OF EFORE GROUP
Tuomo Rekilä, B.Sc. (Eng.), (41) has been appointed as Executive Vice President,
Sales and Marketing and as a member of the Efore Executive Management Team as of
May 1, 2008. The present Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Kari
Saarinen resigns as of April 30, 2008.
Tuomo Rekilä will join Efore from a German Rohwedder-group where he acted as
Vice President, Sales & Marketing. Prior to this Rekilä held several executive
sales and marketing positions in the companies such as Elektrobit Plc, Omron
Europe and Nokia Networks. He will report to Reijo Mäihäniemi, President and CEO
of Efore Group.
Mika Sippola, Executive Vice President, Technology resigns as of March 31, 2008
to join Nidecon Technologies Oy as a partner and Technology Director. He will
continue to support Efore's Management Team in technology matters in the role of
Senior Technology Advisor.
For further information please contact Reijo Mäihäniemi, President and CEO,
tel. +358 9 4784 6312.
EFORE PLC
Reijo Mäihäniemi
President and CEO
DISTRIBUTION Helsinki Stock Exchange
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Efore Group
Efore is an international company providing services for
the telecommunications, industrial automation and health care industries. Its
operations comprise custom-designed power supply solutions, power systems,
manufacturing of demanding electronics, and related service and maintenance.
Efore's head office is in Espoo, Finland. Besides Finland, the company's product
development and marketing units are located in China, the USA and Sweden. Its
production units are located in China, Estonia and the USA. In the fiscal year
ending in October 2007, consolidated net sales totaled EUR 80,2 million and the
Group's personnel averaged 766. The shares of the parent company Efore Plc are
listed at the OMX Nordic Exchange, Helsinki.
www.efore.com