Theo Bouwman (58), President of the SanomaWSOY Group's magazine division Sanoma Magazines and a member of SanomaWSOY's Management Group, has announced his resignation from his post in autumn 2002 at a date to be agreed later. Mr. Bouwman will join the Dutch newspaper publisher PCM Uitgevers n.v. as a Chairman of the Board.


SANOMAWSOY CORPORATION


Raija Kariola
Vice President
Investor Relations and Group Communications


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