Change in the operative management of Ponsse Plc V

Vieremä, Finland, 2017-03-20 10:48 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

Norbert Schalkx, who has been working as an Area Director (Asia Pacific and Africa) at Ponsse Plc since 2008, is leaving the company on 20 March 2017. Jarmo Vidgrén, Sales and Marketing Director, will be taking care of Schalkx's responsibilities for the time being.

Ponsse Plc would like to thank Norbert Schalkx for his contribution to the management of Ponsse's Asia-Pasific and Africa operations.

  Vieremä, 20 March 2017

PONSSE PLC

Jarmo Vidgrén Sales and Marketing Director

FURTHER INFORMATION Jarmo Vidgrén, Sales and Marketing Director, tel. +358 40 519 1486

DISTRIBUTION Nasdaq OMX Helsinki Ltd Principal media www.ponsse.com

Ponsse Plc specialises in the sales, production, maintenance and technology of cut-to-length method forest machines and is driven by genuine interest in its customers and their business operations. Ponsse develops and manufactures sustainable and innovative harvesting solutions based on customers’ needs.

The company was established by forest machine entrepreneur Einari Vidgrén in 1970, and it has been a leader in timber harvesting solutions based on the cut-to-length method ever since. Ponsse is headquartered in Vieremä, Finland. The company’s shares are quoted on the NASDAQ OMX Nordic List.