Jyri Luomakoski appointed President and CEO of Uponor

Uponor Corporation	
Stock exchange release		
16 Dec. 2008  9.30 EET               


Jyri Luomakoski appointed President and CEO of Uponor                           

Uponor Corporation's Board of Directors has today appointed CFO and Deputy CEO  
Jyri Luomakoski, MBA, President and CEO of the Uponor Group and its parent      
company. Luomakoski (41) has acted as CEO on an interim basis since 27 Oct.     
2008, when the previous CEO Jan Lång left the company.                          

Jyri Luomakoski has served Uponor since 1996, most recently as CFO and Deputy   
CEO. For more than 4 years, he has also been responsible for the company's      
municipal business in North and South America as well as in the UK and Ireland. 

Uponor's Board initiated the search for a new CEO, assisted by an external      
consultant, in August, when the previous CEO announced his resignation. The     
extensive search covered both internal and external candidates.                 

Chairman of the Board, Jari Paasikivi comments:                                 

- We weighed between several strong candidates with a diverse background and 
experiences, and reached a unanimous decision. Jyri Luomakoski's international  
management experience spans over a period of 20 years. He has served Uponor     
during the past two CEOs, and has gained a versatile experience from the        
company's business during its different phases.                                 

- Jyri has a broad network of contacts in the different stakeholder groups of
the company. Moreover, he has a firm support within the Board as well as
amongst his colleagues. This gives him a good platform to bring the company
forward during these challenging times. 

- As an additional bonus, we noted the fact that Jyri is centrally involved in 
current development initiatives of the company, which naturally makes it        
possible to continue with the renewal of the company and its development        
initiatives.                                                                    

Jyri Luomakoski will, for the time being, also continue as CFO. Changes in the  
Finance and Administration function management will be announced separately.    

Uponor Corporation                                                              
Board of Directors                                                              


Further information from:                                                       
Jari Paasikivi, Chairman of the Board                                           
Tel +358 500 530 375                                                            

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Jyri Luomakoski's public insider register can be reached through the Uponor     
website, at www.uponor.com > About us > Administration.                         

Jyri Luomakoski's CV and picture is available at the Uponor website, at         
www.uponor.com > News and publications > Press.                                 


Tarmo Anttila                                                                   
Vice President, Communications                                                  
Tel +358 20 129 2852                                                            


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Uponor is a leading supplier of plumbing and heating systems for the residential
and commercial building markets across Europe and North America, and a market   
leader in municipal infrastructure pipe systems in the Nordic countries.        
Uponor's key applications include indoor climate and plumbing systems.  The     
Group employs 4,000 persons in 27 countries. In 2007, Uponor's net sales (pro   
forma) totalled 1,050 million euros. Uponor Corporation is listed on the NASDAQ 
OMX Helsinki Ltd., Finland.  Http://www.uponor.com