JARKKO ISO-ESKELI BECOMES PARTNER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR AT KL-VARAOSAT


Panostaja Oyj	Stock Exchange Bulletin, 2nd April 2008                          


JARKKO ISO-ESKELI BECOMES PARTNER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR AT KL-VARAOSAT          


Mr. Jarkko Iso-Eskeli, 40, has become a partner and been appointed Managing     
Director at KL-Varaosat which is part of the Panostaja group. Prior to this,    
Iso-Eskeli worked as Export Manager for FennoSteel Oy. Iso-Eskeli takes up his  
role as Managing Director with immediate effect. Mr. Kari Lindfors, who sold his
company to the Panostaja group, concludes his long career as an entrepreneur and
is due to retire as per the original plan on 1st June 2008.                     

The KL-Varaosat group of companies specialises in the import, wholesale and     
retail of original Mercedes-Benz and BMW car spare parts and equipment.         
KL-Varaosat was originally founded in 1979 and today has sites in Tampere,      
Jyväskylä and Rovaniemi, as well as 44 retailers and an on-line store. The      
customer base comprises repair shops, retailers and private consumers.          

PANOSTAJA OYJ                                                                   

Juha Sarsama                                                                    
CEO                                                                             

This stock exchange bulletin is a translation of the original Finnish stock     
exchange bulletin 1st April 2008                                                

For further information, please contact:                                        

Panostaja Oyj, CEO Juha Sarsama, tel. +358 40 774 2099                          
KL-Varaosat, Managing Director Jarkko Iso-Eskeli, tel. +358 400 288 170