Changes in the Finnair Executive Board
Juha Järvinen to head Commercial division as Allister Paterson transfers to new duties outside of Finnair - Greg Kaldahl to leave Resource Management at the end of his four-year contract.
Finnair has appointed Juha Järvinen (b. 1976, MBA) Chief Commercial Officer and a member of Finnair’s Executive Board as of November 1, 2014. Järvinen currently serves as Managing Director of Finnair Cargo and will also continue to be responsible for Finnair Cargo after his new appointment. Juha Järvinen will succeed Allister Paterson who will transfer to new duties outside of Finnair. Paterson will leave the company December 31, 2014, ensuring a smooth leadership transition.
Gregory Kaldahl, currently SVP Resource Management at Finnair, will leave the company in December at the end of his four-year contract. The succession plans for Resource Management function will be announced later.
“I warmly welcome Juha to the Executive Board and to head the Commercial division. During the last couple of years he has successfully renewed Finnair Cargo's operations and strategy. Juha has also extensive experience from commercial operations in passenger airline. Finnair is currently executing its new commercial strategy and building a new, digital Finnair. I believe Juha and his team will embrace this challenge with enthusiasm and continue the renewal of Finnair’s commercial activities that Allister has begun,” says Pekka Vauramo, Finnair CEO.
- I want to express my warmest thanks to Allister for the work they he has done to accelerate Finnair's structural change, Vauramo continues. - During his period Allister has created a new commercial strategy that is the basis for the commercial improvements now underway. This gives Juha a good starting point.
Gregory Kaldahl leaves Finnair after building a high-performance resource management team and complementing it with cutting-edge processes and tools. During his tenure, Finnair’s network was expanded, fleet utilization was significantly improved and Finnair entered into important joint ventures to Japan, across the Atlantic and with Flybe Finland.
- Greg leaves behind a group of Resource Management professionals that are ready to face the challenges and capitalize on the opportunities that Finnair will face in the future, notes Vauramo. - I am grateful for the many contributions he has made to improve our network and competitive position in the marketplace.
- I wish the best of luck to Allister and Greg in their future duties, Vauramo concludes. - Finnair will continue to execute its structural change and develop its competitiveness according to its strategy on the platform we have jointly created.
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