Appointments at Raflatac

2/12/2004

The following appointments have been made in Raflatac's North American organization:

Mr. Bob Ambrose has been appointed Regional Sales Manager for the Eastern US.

Mr. Kevin Griswold has been appointed Regional Sales Manager for the Midwestern US.

Mr. Carl Grosshart has been appointed Territory Sales Manager for the New England area.

Ms. Flora Gonzalez has been appointed Area Sales Manager for Mexico.

Mr. Dominico Pavone has been appointed Territory Sales Manager for Canada, serving Quebec and the Maritime Provinces.

Ms. Linnea Keen has been appointed Product Manager, VIP Labeling.

Mr. Jeff Crum has been appointed Customer Relationship Manager.

Raflatac in brief
One of the world’s leading suppliers of paper-based and film pressure sensitive label materials, Raflatac develops and manufactures pressure sensitive constructions for a wide variety of needs in prime and VIP labeling. Raflatac has over 2,000 employees and its turnover in 2002 was $700 million. The company has factories on five continents and a wide network of terminals and sales offices worldwide.

Raflatac is part of the UPM-Kymmene Group, one of the largest paper companies in the world.  UPM shares are quoted on the stock exchanges in Helsinki and New York.

For further information, please contact:
Raflatac, Inc.
Patricia Smith, Marketing Communications Coordinator
400 Broadpointe Drive
Fletcher, NC  28732
Tel. +1 828-651-4859
Fax  +1 828-651-4860
patricia.smith@raflatac.com

or

Raflatac Group Communications
Elisa Nilsson, Vice President, Communications
P.O. Box 53
33101 Tampere
Finland
Tel. +358 204 16 143
Fax +358 204 16 8136
raflatac@raflatac.com
www.raflatac.com