Eesti Telekom                 NEWS RELEASE                      05/17/2002



NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS



HEIDO VITSUR



EDUCATION

1969 – Tartu University, Finances and Credit



CAREER

2002 - until now – Ministry of Economy, Advisor

2001 – 2002 -  Riigikogu (Parliament), Advisor

1999 – 2000 – Tallinn City Council, Advisor



Heido Vitsur does not own any shares of AS Eesti Telekom.



KENNET RåDNE



EDUCATION

1994 - University of Hertfordshire, UK, Business

Administration (with distinction)

1988 -  University of Växjö Kalmar, Sweden, BSSc, Finance &

Marketing



CAREER

Dec 2001 until now - Senior Vice President and Head of

business area Telia Networks

Aug 2001 – Dec 2001 - Telia Networks, VP and acting Head of

business area Telia Networks

July 2000 – July 2001 - Ericsson Internet Solutions AB,

President, VP and GM

March 1999 – June 2000 - Ericsson Business Consulting AB,

President, VP and GM



Kennet Rådne does not own any shares of AS Eesti Telekom.



RAIVO VARE



EDUCATION

1980 – Tartu University, Faculty of Law cum laude, lawyer



CAREER

1999 – until now - CEO Pakterminal Ltd.

1996 - 1999 Minister of Transport and Communications



Raivo Vare does not own any shares of AS Eesti Telekom.



AIMO ELOHOLMA



EDUCATION

Helsinki University of Technology, Master of Science in

Electrical Engineering

Helsinki School of Economics, Economics

Helsinki University of Technology, Business Administrations

CAREER

Joined  Sonera  / Telecom Finland in 1974.  Deputy  CEO  and

Chief  Operating Officer in Sonera Corporation,  responsible

for Telecom operations. He has held positions in sectors  of

Data    Communications,   Business   Development,   Business

Services, Sales and Marketing as well as Corporate Planning.



Aimo Eloholma does not own any shares of AS Eesti Telekom.





Hille Võrk

Financial manager

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