Outokumpu Oyj
Press release May 4, 2007
Ms. Päivi Lindqvist has been appointed the new SVP - IR and Communications at Outokumpu, as of October 1, 2007. She will join the company on August 13, 2007. Ms. Lindqvist will report to CEO Juha Rantanen. Ms. Lindqvist works currently in TietoEnator as EVP - Communications and Investor Relations.
The current SVP - IR and Communications Kari Lassila will, until he retires, assume the position of SVP - Senior Advisor reporting to the CEO. In the interim, it has been decided also that the IR and Communications function will start reporting to CEO Juha Rantanen, as of June 1, 2007.
The current IR and Communications organization will continue as before. Reporting to Ms. Lindqvist will be Eero Mustala, SVP - Corporate Communications and Ingela Ulfves, VP - Investor Relations.
Says Juha Rantanen, "I'm really pleased to welcome Päivi to strengthen our IR and Communications team. Outokumpu is going through a lot of changes, and it is important that our message is well communicated both externally and internally."
Ms. Lindqvist's CV attached.
Curriculum Vitae
Päivi Lindqvist
Education: M.Sc. (Econ.), MBA
Born: 1970
Nationality: Finnish
Professional experience in TietoEnator:
2006- Executive Vice President, Communications and Investor Relations,
Member of Corporate Management Team
2004-2005 Senior Vice President, Investor Relations and Financial Communication
2002-2003 Investor Relations Manager
2001-2002 US Controller
1997-2001 Treasury Analyst