Tekla Corporation Stock Exchange Release November 9, 2010 at 12:30 a.m. The Chairman of the Board of Tekla Corporation Heikki Marttinen has passed away Heikki Marttinen, the Chairman of the Board of Tekla Corporation, has passed away after a fit on Friday, November 5, 2010. The Board of Tekla Corporation has now reorganized. Olli-Pekka Laine has been appointed as the Chairman and Erkki Pehu-Lehtonen as the Vice Chairman of the Board. Tekla Corporation Ari Kohonen CEO Additional information: Ari Kohonen, phone +358 50 64124, firstname.lastname(at)tekla.com Distribution: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd, main media, www.tekla.com Tekla in brief Tekla Corporation drives the evolution of digital information models with its software, providing a growing competitive advantage to customers in the construction and infrastructure industries. Tekla's net sales for 2009 were 50 million euros and operating result nearly 7 million euros. International operations accounted for over 80% of net sales. In 2010 net sales are estimated to grow by approximately 15 percent, and the operating result margin to be 15 to 20 percent. Tekla has customers in almost 100 countries, offices in 15 countries and a worldwide partner network. Tekla Group currently employs nearly 500 people, of whom about over 200 work outside of the headquarters in Finland. Tekla was established in 1966, and is one of the longest-operating Finnish software companies. www.tekla.com [HUG#1460400]
The Chairman of the Board of Tekla Corporation Heikki Marttinen has passed away
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