Ponsse Oyj — Board/Management Information 2012

Feb 7, 2012

Changes in the management of Ponsse's Latin American and Swedish subsidiaries

Changes in the management of Ponsse's Latin American and Swedish subsidiaries

Vieremä, Finland, 2012-02-07 08:00 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

Changes in the management of Ponsse's Latin American and Swedish subsidiaries

The managing directors of the Latin American and Swedish subsidiaries of Ponsse
Plc will change.

Claudio Costa, Managing Director of Ponsse's Latin American subsidiary Ponsse
Latin America Ltda, is leaving the company on 7 February 2012. Costa has been
acting as the head of Ponsse's Latin American subsidiary since it was
established in 2005.

Fabio Nogueira is a Financial Director and for the time being is managing the
operations in Ponsse Latin America Ltda in addition to his own duties. Nogueira
is reporting to Jarmo Vidgrén, Sales and Marketing Director at Ponsse Plc.
Nogueira is located in Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil. Fabio Nogueira has been working
as the Controller for Ponsse Latin America Ltda since 2007.

Ponsse Uruguay S.A., which used to operate under Ponsse Latin America Ltda,
will in future report to Jarmo Vidgrén, Sales and Marketing Director at Ponsse
Plc. Country Manager Martin Toledo will continue as the head of Ponsse Uruguay
S.A., which is located in Paysandú, Uruguay.

Ponsse is committed to continuing the strong development of its operations in
Latin America. Lately Ponsse has especially invested in the development of
training and maintenance services to support the needs of the growing machine
base.

The Managing Director of Ponsse's Swedish subsidiary Ponsse AB will change.
Jerry Wannberg has been the head of Ponsse AB since 2009. Wannberg is leaving
the company due to personal reasons starting 7 February 2012.

For the time being, Glenn Nyman will act as the Managing Director of Ponsse AB
in addition to his own duties. Nyman has been working as a Financial Manager
and Controller at Ponsse AB since 1996. Nyman reports to Jarmo Vidgrén, Sales
and Marketing Director of Ponsse Plc, and his office is located in Surahammar,
Sweden.

The appointments for managing directors of Ponsse Latin American Ltda and
Ponsse AB will be announced in the near future.

Vieremä, 7 February 2012

FURTHER INFORMATION

Jarmo Vidgrén, Sales and Marketing Director, Ponsse Plc, tel. +358 40 519 1486

Juho Nummela, President and CEO, Ponsse Plc, tel. +358 400 495 690

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