Lasse Puoskari has been appointed CIO and member of the Management Team at Peikko Group

Lasse Puoskari has been appointed Chief Information Officer (CIO) and a member of the Management Team of Peikko Group as of August 1, 2022. He will report directly to the CEO Topi Paananen. Puoskari has a long-term experience within information technology, latest serving as the CIO of Raute and before that in other IT leadership positions e.g., at Danfoss, Vacon, and Ruukki.

Lasse Puoskari will be responsible for global IT including Application Services, IT Services, and Peikko’s own design software used by structural engineers. Peikko’s current CIO, Mika Kontio, has been appointed Director, ERP Services. Kontio can now give his full focus on this global business critical project.

“IT systems & tools for digitalization, whether used by us internally or by our customers, are becoming more and more business critical. For this reason, we need to strengthen our team, and I am happy that a person with Lasse’s top-level expertise and skills joins Peikko. I warmly welcome Lasse to Peikko and to our Management Team”, says Topi Paananen, CEO of Peikko Group Corporation.

Further information:

Topi Paananen, CEO, Peikko Group Corporation
Mobile +358 50 384 3001, email topi.paananen@peikko.com

Peikko Group in brief

Peikko Group Corporation is a leading global supplier of slim floor structures, wind energy applications, and connection technology for precast and cast-in-situ construction. Peikko’s innovative solutions offer a faster, safer, and more sustainable way to design and build. Peikko has sales offices in over 30 countries in Asia-Pacific, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and North America, with manufacturing operations in 12 countries. Peikko generated a turnover of EUR 255 million in 2021. Peikko is a family-owned and managed company that employs over 2,000 professionals. Peikko was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Lahti, Finland. Further information: www.peikko.com.