M.Sc. (Eng.), CEFA Martti Purhonen has been appointed Group Treasurer at Componenta. He will start at Componenta on 1 February 2010 and report to CFO Mika Hassinen. Martti Purhonen moves to Componenta from Sampo Bank´s Corporate and Institutional Banking unit, where he held the position of First Vice President. Helsinki, 16 December 2009 COMPONENTA CORPORATION Mika Hassinen CFO FURTHER INFORMATION: Mika Hassinen CFO tel. +358 10 403 00 Componenta is a metal sector company with international operations and production plants located in Finland, Turkey, the Netherlands and Sweden. The net sales of Componenta were EUR 681 million in 2008. The Group employs approx. 3,800 people. Componenta's shares are quoted on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. Componenta specializes in supplying cast and machined components and total solutions made of them to its global customers who are manufacturers of vehicles, machines and equipment. Componenta Corporation Panuntie 4 FI-00610 Helsinki , Finland Tel. +358 10 403 00 Fax +358 10 403 2721 www.componenta.com