Appointment in Vaisala's Management Group


13.2.2009 at 11.00

Timo Raikaslehto, M.Sc. (Econ.), has been appointed Senior Vice President and a member of the strategic management group starting March 1, 2009.

Timo Raikaslehto joins Vaisala from Nokia, where he has worked for ten years in various leadership positions, most recently as Vice President, Operational Excellence and Quality. Prior to joining Nokia, he was employed by Mecrastor Coopers and Lybrand as a Consultant Director.

Vaisala is a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement. Building on more than 70 years of experience, Vaisala contributes to a better quality of life by providing a comprehensive range of innovative observation and measurement products and services for meteorology, weather critical operations and controlled environments. Headquartered in Finland, Vaisala employs over 1200 professionals worldwide and is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Nordic. www.vaisala.com

Further information:

Kjell Forsen,

President and CEO,

tel. +358 400 757 948

Helena Marjaranta

Senior Vice President,

Corporate Communications,

tel. +358 40 581 9102

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