OULU, Finland, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

Anite plc ("Anite"), the leading provider of software solutions to the international wireless and leisure travel industries, is pleased to announce that it has appointed Petri Toljamo as Managing Director of its Network Testing business, starting in June 2013.

Petri has extensive experience in the telecommunications industry, most recently as General Manager of Pulse Electronics' Mobile Division and MD of Pulse Finland. Prior to that Petri spent 15 years at Elektrobit Corporation in a number of global senior management roles, culminating as VP Wireless Device and Network Solutions. Petri has an MSc in Radio Engineering and an Executive MBA.

Commenting on this new appointment, Christopher Humphrey, Anite's Chief Executive said: "We are very pleased to announce that Petri has agreed to join Anite. This is a key position and we are confident that Petri will prove to be a valuable addition to the business as we continue to progress our strategy within the wireless network testing market."

For further information, please contact: http://www.anite.com

Anite Finland Ltd
Heikki Koivuaho
Senior Vice President, Global Sales and Marketing
Tel: +65-9088-7791

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