windy pressrelease

September 2011

New dealer in Finland

M2 Marine Oy and Windy Boats AS have entered a long-term Dealership Agreement for the sale, service and distribution of WINDY in Finland.

Behind M2Marine Oy are two experienced people in marine industry in Finland; - Mr. Mika Papunen and Mr. Max Malmström.
Mika Papunen has been in the marine industry for more than 18 years and played a key role in the sales and marketing of Sunseeker and Fairline in Finland. Max Malmström has also years of experience in the marine industry and for the past few years with the importer of Princess in Finland.

M2 Marine Oy have office in Central Helsinki and will attend the Helsinki Boat Show in February 2012 with newest WINDY –models suited for the Finnish market. After several years of market search and evaluation, we are proud to have reached this agreement and look forward to revitalizing the WINDY sales in Finland.

"We have been looking at WINDY for years and could not understand why they did not come to Finland", says Mika Papunen, CEO of M2 Marine Oy.,
"and when the opportunity came to Max and myself, we were absolutely thrilled to represent the best of the best"

Max Malmström adds; "…. and we already been to Arendal to test the latest models; the new WINDY 31 Zonda - the WINDY 40 Maestro and the WINDY 44 Chinook. This is the quality we have been looking for and cannot wait to introduce to Clients in Finland."

Knut Heiberg-Andersen, President/CEO
Windy Boats AS / Windy Scandinavia AB

Note to editors:
Windy Boats AS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Periscopus AS, Oslo, Norway - a privately owned holding company with interests which include publishing, media, hotels and property. Windy boats are built at Skarpnes, just outside Arendal on the southern coast of Norway, and in Västervik, Sweden. Founded in 1966, the company today employs around 270 people producing 15 models ranging from 25 to 58 feet.

For further information on Windy projects, please contact:
Knut Heiberg-Andersen, Windy Boats AS; Telephone: + 47 900 61175, Email: sales@windy.no

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