Change in Konecranes Leadership Team: Christine George appointed EVP, Corporate Strategy & Business Development

KONECRANES PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE March 11, 2024 at 09:00 AM EET

 

Change in Konecranes Leadership Team: Christine George appointed EVP, Corporate Strategy & Business Development

 

Konecranes has appointed Christine George Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Business Development, and member of the Konecranes Leadership Team. She will start at Konecranes on April 8, 2024 and will report to Konecranes’ President and CEO Anders Svensson.

 

Christine George has held various leadership positions in global organizations within strategy, business development, transformation and operations. She joins Konecranes from Seqens, where she intervened in the position of Senior Transformation Leader. Her previous positions include CEO and Chair of the Board at Ergosup (hydrogen technology start-up), Vice President of Strategy at Air Liquide, and other leadership positions at Air Liquide.

 

“I am very pleased to welcome Christine George to Konecranes. She brings with her strong international experience of building and executing strategies and business transformations. Christine has led international teams successfully and has a good track record of improving companies’ performance. I am confident that Christine will have a positive contribution to Konecranes’ strategy development and execution, as well as performance going forward”, says Anders Svensson, President and CEO of Konecranes Plc.

 

"I am delighted to join Konecranes, a global industry leader at the forefront of technology, digital, automation and service offerings. I look forward to working with new colleagues, customers and partners around the world to continue building on the company’s strategy and success", says Christine George.

 

Christine George’s photo and CV are attached to this release.

 

As of April 8, 2024, the Konecranes Leadership Team will consist of the following members:

 

Anders Svensson, President and CEO

Teo Ottola, CFO

Fabio Fiorino, Executive Vice President, Industrial Service & Equipment

Juha Pankakoski, Executive Vice President, Port Solutions, and for the time being, Executive Vice President, Technologies

Christine George, Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Business Development

Anneli Karkovirta, Executive Vice President, People & Culture

Sirpa Poitsalo, Executive Vice President, General Counsel

 

In addition, as announced earlier, Minna Aila will join Konecranes as Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs & Brand on July 1, 2024.

 

 

KONECRANES PLC

Anders Svensson

President and CEO

 

FURTHER INFORMATION

For investors and analysts, please contact

Kiira Fröberg,

Vice President, Investor Relations,

tel. +358 (0) 20 427 2050

 

For media, please contact

Niina Suhonen

Vice President, Brand & Communications

tel. +358 (0) 40 843 9438

 

Konecranes is a global leader in material handling solutions, serving a broad range of customers across multiple industries. We consistently set the industry benchmark, from everyday improvements to the breakthroughs at moments that matter most, because we know we can always find a safer, more productive and sustainable way. That's why, with around 16,600 professionals in over 50 countries, Konecranes is trusted every day to lift, handle and move what the world needs. In 2023, Group sales totalled EUR 4.0 billion. Konecranes shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki (symbol: KCR).

 

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