Kitron - Board/Management Information 2014

Kitron ASA has elected Tuomo Lähdesmäki as new Chairman of the Board

(2014-02-21) The board of directors of Kitron ASA has elected Tuomo Lähdesmäki

as new chairman. Arne Solberg continues as Deputy Chairman.

Tuomo Lähdesmäki was born in 1957 and is a Finnish citizen. He holds a Master of

Science in Engineering from Helsinki University of Technology, a Master of

Business Administration from INSEAD and has completed the Stanford Executive

Program. He is a founding partner of Boardman Oy, "the leading network

developing active ownership and board work competences" in Finland, and he has

previously, inter alia, been President and CEO of Elcoteq Network Oyj and Leiras

Oy, General Manager at Swatch Group and Vice President at Nokia Mobile Phones.

He is the chairman of the board of Aspocomp Oyj and a board member of Apetit

Oyj, Vaaka Partners Oy, Yliopiston Apteekki and Metsä Tissue Oyj.

For further information, please contact:

Tuomo Lähdesmäki, Chairman, Tel.: +358-50-5879648

Dag Songedal, interim CEO, Tel.: +47 913 86 468 or e-mail:

Kitron is one of Scandinavia's leading electronics manufacturing services

companies for the Defence, Energy/Telecoms, Industry, Medical equipment and

Offshore/Marine sectors. The company is located in Norway, Sweden, Lithuania,

Germany, China and the United States. Kitron had revenues of about NOK 1.6

billion in 2013 and has about 1,200 employees. www.kitron.com

This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section

5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

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