(TAN): Finnair has named Kristian Pullola, 49, as CFO and member of the Finnair Executive Board, effective October 1, the airline said in a statement.
Pullola will start at Finnair as an executive advisor already as of September 1. Finnair’s current CFO Mika Stirkkinen will act as an executive advisor since October 1 and leave the company on October 31.
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 and Terveystalo, and chairman of the board at Antilooppi Management, Eduhouse and FinanceKey.
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“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,” said Finnair CEO Topi Manner.
