EFORE PLC Stock Exchange Release June 30, 2010 at 6.00 p.m. Mr Alexander Luiga, (45) has been appointed as Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing and as a member of the Efore Executive Management Team as of August 1, 2010. Ilkka Starck, the present Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing has accepted a position in another company and leaves Efore on July 31, 2010. “We would like to thank Ilkka Starck for his dedication and contribution to Efore and wish him every success in his future career. We are also delighted to welcome Alexander Luiga in our Executive Management Team. His area of expertise and experience of the Asian market is a good fit to our company” says Vesa Vähämöttönen, President and CEO of Efore Plc. Alexander Luiga has made a long career in leading sales and marketing functions and setting up sales network in Asia. His work experience is from international companies such as Liteonmobile (ex Perlos), Moteco and ABS Pumps International. He will report to Vesa Vähämöttönen, President and CEO of Efore Group. EFORE PLC Vesa Vähämöttönen President and CEO For further information please contact Vesa Vähämöttönen, President and CEO, tel. +358 9 4784 6312. DISTRIBUTION Nasdaq OMX Helsinki Principal media Efore Group Efore Group is an international company providing services for ICT and industrial electronics. Its operations comprise energy saving custom-designed power supplies, power systems, manufacturing of demanding electronics, and related service and maintenance. Efore's head office is in Espoo, Finland. Besides Finland, the company's product development and marketing units are located in China, the USA and Sweden. Its production units are located in China and Estonia. In the fiscal year ending in October 2009, consolidated net sales totaled EUR 64.1 million and the Group's personnel averaged 565. The company's share is quoted on the Nasdaq OMX Helsinki Ltd. www.efore.com