CHANGES IN THE EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM OF EFORE GROUP


EFORE PLC	 Stock Exchange Release 	December 4, 2008	 at 9.00 a.m.               


CHANGES IN THE EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM OF EFORE GROUP                         

Ilkka Starck, M.Sc (Eng), (40) has been appointed as Executive Vice President,  
Sales and Marketing and as a member of the Efore Executive Management Team as of
January 1, 2009.                                                                

Ilkka Starck will join Efore from IMB where he acted as Sales Director and was  
responsible for IBM SolidDB World Wide sales operations. Prior to this Starck   
held several executive sales and marketing positions in the companies such as   
Solid Information Technology Oy, F-Secure Oy and Ericsson Ab.                   

He will report to Reijo Mäihäniemi, President and CEO of Efore Group.           


EFORE PLC                                                                       

Reijo Mäihäniemi                                                                
President and CEO                                                               

For further information please contact Reijo Mäihäniemi, President and CEO,     
tel. +358 9 4784 6312.                                                          
                                                                                

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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 Nasdaq OMX Helsinki.                                                  

www.efore.com