Replicon Hires Satu Vapaakallio as Analyst
02-01-2006,

Satu Vapaakallio (M.Sc.(Tech.)) has joined Replicon as analyst from January 2006 onwards. Satu's main job in Replicon Corporate Finance activities is to assist in various cash flow and valuation calculations. She will also be active in servicing our clients in their business planning and strategy formulations together with senior consultants.

Earlier Ms. Vapaakallio has worked e.g. on project basis at Fennia Consulting where she contributed to process improvement and strategy formulation assignments. Additionally Satu has worked in HUT as an Advanced Financial Modeling teaching assistant. Ms. Vapaakallio holds a M.Sc.(Tech.) degree with major in Business Strategy from Helsinki University of Technology. As a minor she has studied Systems Analysis and Operations Research. Her master's thesis belongs to the field of applied mathematics and was named " Efficiency Analysis for Paper Machine Wet End Performance ". During her studies, Satu has also studied languages in France and Spain.

In the future it is planned that Satu will serve also as an analyst in Replicon's asset management advisory team. "We are very happy to have Satu in our team. Based on our experience so far I'm confident that she will be able to conduct demanding projects also on her own within short time frame," says Petteri Hirvonen, CEO of Replicon Corporate Finance Ltd.

For further information please contact:
Petteri Hirvonen, CEO, Replicon Group +358-(0)50-552 96 33 petteri.hirvonen@replicon.fi
or
Satu Vapaakallio, Analyst, Replicon Group +358-(0)50 33 11 916 satu.vapaakallio@replicon.fi

Replicon Group is an independent corporate finance, asset management and strategic consulting advisory house based in Helsinki. Replicon Group's special focus areas are Life-Science and ICT/Mobile sectors. The main shareholders in Replicon Group are its key management, holding majority of the company's shares. Replicon's homepage is www.replicon.fi