PÖYRY PLC Company Announcement 22 May 2012 at 09.30 a.m.
Pasi Tolppanen (Ph.D., Technology), 44, has been appointed Senior Vice President, Operations and Member of Pöyry's Group Executive Committee effective June 1, 2012. Tolppanen is currently in charge of Pöyry's Urban business in Finland. In his new role he will report to Heikki Malinen, President and CEO and will be responsible for performance improvement programmes, strategic resourcing and capacity management, engineering processes and tools as well as Group-wide HSEQ. Tolppanen has a ten year career with Pöyry. He has worked in various positions within the line organization.
The member of Pöyry's Group Executive Committee and Executive Vice President, Human Resources, Camilla Grönholm will leave Pöyry to join another company. She will carry on her duties until August 10, 2012. The process to find a successor has been started.
"We have during the past years systematically worked on developing our operational mode, key processes and leadership. In the newly established Group role, Pasi Tolppanen will ensure continuous focus on improvement of operational efficiency. Further development of our ways of working and improvement of our performance is a critical part of Pöyry's future success. We want to thank Camilla Grönholm for her 6-year contribution of establishing the global HR network and developing the people processes in Pöyry, and wish her success in her next endeavors", says Heikki Malinen, President and CEO, Pöyry PLC.
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Pöyry is a global consulting and engineering company dedicated to balanced sustainability and responsible business. With quality and integrity at our core, we deliver best-in-class management consulting, total solutions, and design and supervision. Our in-depth expertise extends to the fields of energy, industry, transportation, water, environment and real estate. Pöyry has about 7,000 experts and a local office network in about 50 countries. Pöyry's net sales in 2011 were EUR 796 million and the company's shares are quoted on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki (Pöyry PLC: POY1V).
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