APPOINTMENTS IN ASPOCOMP’S PLANT CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IN INDIA

ASPOCOMP GROUP OYJ  RELEASE  March 1, 2006 at 3:00 PM

APPOINTMENTS IN ASPOCOMP’S PLANT CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IN INDIA
Effective March 1, 2006, Balachandran a/l Lakshmanan has been appointed as the

Project Manager and Petri Kangas as the CFO of Aspocomp Group Oyj’s plant project

in India.
Balachandran a/l Lakshmanan (50) has 15 years of experience in the start-up and

management of new plants in Asia as well as the development of quality, customer

service and productivity at numerous international companies such as Flextronics,

Sony and Matsushita.
Petri Kangas (39) has previously served in international management positions in

financial administration at both Finnish and foreign companies. His previous

employers include Fibox and many Nokia units. He has broad experience in

corporate financial management, growing companies and M&As.
On January 17, 2006, Aspocomp Group Oyj made a decision in principle to build the

country’s first high-tech PCB plant in Chennai, India. It will increase the

company’s ability to serve global customers cost-effectively and to grow with

them. The plant is expected to go into operation in the second half of 2007.
For further information, please contact CEO Maija-Liisa Friman,

tel. +358 9 7597 0711.
ASPOCOMP GROUP OYJ
Maija-Liisa Friman

President and CEO
Aspocomp: Innovative interconnection solutions for the electronics industry
The Aspocomp Group offers and develops innovative interconnection solutions for

the electronics industry in close cooperation with its customers. We are strongly

positioned as a supplier of mobile data terminal equipment components and aim to

further bolster our position as a supplier to the automotive industry and data

communications networks. We offer our global customers a fast road to mass

production through flexible and cost-effective adaptation of new technologies.
The Aspocomp Group’s production facilities are located close to its customers in

Finland, China, and Thailand. In 2005, the Group’s net sales stood at EUR 154

million and it had about 3,400 employees.
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