SSH Communications Security

Board/Management Information • Aug 21, 2013

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SSH Communications Security Oyj - Changes board/management/auditors

SSH COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY APPOINTS MIKA LAUHDE AS VICE PRESIDENT GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Helsinki, Finland, 2013-08-21 08:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SSH COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY CORPORATION COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT AUGUST 21, 2013 AT 9:00 A.M. SSH COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY APPOINTS MIKA LAUHDE AS VICE PRESIDENT GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Mika Lauhde (49 years) has been appointed as Vice President Government Relations and Business Development as of August 19, 2013. Mika Lauhde is a member of the Group Management Team and reports to Tatu Ylönen, CEO of SSH Communications Security. Prior to joining SSH Communications Security, Mika Lauhde headed Business Security and Continuity in Nokia Corporation, where he was accountable of Government Relations in Cyber Security area, Criminal compliancy and forensic, Nokia crisis management and terminal and manufacturing related security tool manufacturing. Mika has an extensive experience with cyber security related topics and governmental institutions both in Europe and USA. Currently he is a Member of ENISA (European Network and Information Security Agency) Permanent Stakeholder Group, Member of European Cyber Security Research Center, and Member of Finnish Government Cyber Security working group. Mika Lauhde received his Bachelor of Science in Automation and Graphical industry from the Vantaa Institute of Technology, Finland and has a Master of Engineering Science degree in Electronics from HochSchule Osnabrück, Germany. “Mika brings a wealth of valuable experience and competence especially in areas of cyber security and government relations to SSH Communications Security,” says Tatu Ylönen. SSH COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY CORPORATION Tatu Ylönen CEO For further information, please contact: Jyrki Lalla, CFO. tel. +358 45 340 4641 Distribution: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. Major media www.ssh.com Founded in 1995, SSH Communications Security is the company that invented the Secure Shell protocol - the gold standard protocol for data-in-transit security solutions. Today, over 3,000 customers across the globe - including seven of the Fortune 10 - trust our Information Assurance Platform to secure the path to their information assets. We enable and enhance business for thousands of customers in multiple industries in the private and public sectors around the world. SSH Communications Security operates in the Americas, Europe, and APAC regions, with headquarters located in Helsinki, Finland. The company shares (SSH1V) are quoted on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.