Production Director Veli-Olavi Kataja has been nominated as Managing Director of PMJ automec´s U.S. subcidiary from March 1, 2005. Kataja will be based in Longmont, Colorado. Kataja continues also as the member of the group management team of PMJ automec.

Kataja´s primary duty in U.S. is to re-organize the production activities and the Cencorp product family as well as to increase sales in U.S. market. PMJ automec´s Cencorp product family has been sold under the trade name Cencorp since over 25 years and the trade name is well established in the U.S. and Asian markets. PMJ automec acquired Cencorp product family in 1999.

Juha Kantola has been nominated as Production Director and member of the group management team of PMJ automec from March 1, 2005. Kantola will be based in Virkkala, Finland. Kantola has been working in various positions at PMJ automec since 1995.

Effective March 1, 2005 PMJ automec group management members are: Jouni Suutarinen (CEO), Pekka Kettunen (technology), Marko Liimatainen (sales, marketing and after sales), Hannu Seppälä (operations), Olli-Pekka Juhantila (CFO), Ville Parpola (legal affairs), Veli-Olavi Kataja (Management Director of PMJ automec USA Inc:n) ja Juha Kantola (production).


Virkkala, February 10, 2005

PMJ automec Corporation

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