Kristian Pullola succeeds Mika Stirkkinen as Finnair Chief Financial Officer
Finnair Plc Stock Exchange Release 24 August 2022 at 3.00 p.m. EEST
Finnair has appointed Kristian Pullola, M.Sc. (Economics), 49, as Chief Financial Officer and member of the Finnair Executive Board as of 1 October 2022. Pullola will start at Finnair as an executive advisor already as of 1 September 2022. Finnair’s current CFO Mika Stirkkinen will act as an executive advisor as of 1 October 2022 and leaves Finnair on 31 October 2022.
Kristian Pullola has previously worked for a long period as Chief Financial Officer of Nokia, and prior to that, he held other senior leadership positions in accounting, finance and investor relations at Nokia. Pullola is a board member at Kemira Plc and Terveystalo Plc, and chairman of the board at Antilooppi Management, Eduhouse and FinanceKey.
”Mika and his team have been in a central role as we with comprehensive measures built a path for Finnair out of the historic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. I want to express my heartfelt thanks to him for this, and for all the work he has done in his different Finnair roles for the company. I wish Mika all the best for his next chapter”, says Topi Manner, Finnair CEO.
”At the same time, I welcome Kristian to the Finnair team, as we now build Finnair’s new strategy in a dramatically changed operating environment. Kristian’s vast experience in driving change is an asset for us as we move towards Finnair’s next chapter”, Manner says.
”I am leaving Finnair with feelings of wistfulness and gratitude. The pandemic was an ultimate stress test for us, and I am extremely proud of my team and the whole company. My 23 years in Finnair have been filled with learnings and new challenges, and it has been a privilege to be a part of the team”, says Mika Stirkkinen.
”Finnair has a strong brand, attractive values and an important role as the gateway to the world from Finland”, says Kristian Pullola. ”I look forward to new learnings and the possibility to utilise my experience in the building and implementation of Finnair’s next phase.”
FINNAIR PLC
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Finnair is a network airline, specialising in connecting passenger and cargo traffic between Asia, North America and Europe. Sustainability is at the heart of everything we do – Finnair intends to reduce its net emissions by 50% by the end of 2025 from the 2019 baseline and achieve carbon neutrality latest by the end of 2045. Finnair is a member of the oneworld alliance. Finnair Plc’s shares are quoted on the Nasdaq Helsinki stock exchange
