Espoo, Finland, 2014-12-22 07:45 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
EFORE PLC Stock Exchange Release 22 December, 2014 at 8.45 a.m.
Heikki Viika (b. 1963), M.Sc.(Eng.) has been appointed as the new President and CEO of Efore Plc. He will start in this position by 1 July, 2015.
Heikki Viika has strong and extensive experience in leading business development, sales and strategy. He will transfer to Efore from Bombardier Trasportation in United Kingdom, where he has made a long career in various international management positions.
Heikki Viika: “I believe Efore is a company with great potential on the growing power supply market. I am very excited about the opportunity before me and I am eagerly looking forward to starting in this new role.”
EFORE PLC
Board of Directors
For further information please contact Mrs. Päivi Marttila, Chairman of the Board of Directors on 22 December, 2014 at 9-10 a.m. tel. +358 400 285 358.
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Efore Group
Efore Group is an international company which develops and produces demanding power products. Efore's head office is based in Finland and its production units are located in China and Tunis. Sales and marketing operations are located in Europe, United States and China. In the fiscal year ending in December 2013, consolidated net sales totalled EUR 82.5 million and the Group's personnel averaged 836. The company's share is quoted on the Nasdaq OMX Helsinki Ltd. www.efore.com