ROGER TAYLOR APPOINTED SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, GROUP OPERATIONS AND MEMBER OF THE ELCOTEQ MANAGEMENT TEAM

Elcoteq SE      	Stock Exchange Release        October 6, 2008 at 12.30 pm (EET)

ROGER TAYLOR APPOINTED SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, GROUP OPERATIONS AND MEMBER OF
THE ELCOTEQ MANAGEMENT TEAM 

Mr. Roger Taylor (born 1960) has been appointed Senior Vice President (SVP)
Group Operations and member of the Elcoteq Management Team (EMT) as of October
8, 2008. He will be based in Zug, Switzerland. 

Roger Taylor has a proven track record in senior operational management and
leadership positions within major communication technology OEM's like Nokia and
Motorola. During his professional career he has gained wide international
experience, including management of manufacturing and supply chain operations
in Hong Kong and the USA. Most recently he has worked as an independent
consultant in numerous overseas assignments for EMS companies. 

“With his broad experience and industry knowledge Mr. Taylor will substantially
help to optimize and improve Elcoteq's operations, logistics and supply chain
management,” Jouni Hartikainen, President and CEO of Elcoteq SE says. 


ELCOTEQ SE

Minna Aila
Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Responsibility

Further information:

Jouni Hartikainen, President and CEO, tel. +358 10 41 311
Minna Aila, Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Responsibility, 
tel. +358 40 513 1470
Carsten Barth, Director, Marketing and Communications, tel. +41 79 618 0313

About Elcoteq
Elcoteq SE is a leading electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company in the
communications technology field. Elcoteq's global service offering covers the
entire lifecycle of products, from product development to after market
services. By further combining mechanics expertise into its service offering,
Elcoteq's vision is to be a leading integrated electronics manufacturing
services (IEMS) company. 
Elcoteq provides global end-to-end solutions consisting of product development
services, supply chain management, NPI, manufacturing, and after market
services for the whole lifecycle of its customers' products. These products
include Personal Communications products such as mobile phones and their parts,
Home Communications products such as set-top boxes and electronics for flat
panel TVs as well as Communications Networks products such as base-stations,
tower-top amplifiers, and microwave systems. 

Elcoteq operates in 15 countries on four continents and employs some 24,000
people. The Group's consolidated net sales for 2007 totaled 4.0 billion euros.
Elcoteq SE is listed on the Nasdaq OMX Helsinki Ltd.  For more information
visit the Elcoteq website at www.elcoteq.com.