Helsinki, Finland, 2013-07-04 15:01 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Finnlines Plc Stock Exchange Release 4 July, 2013 at 4 pm.
Tom Pippingsköld appointed CFO of Finnlines Plc
Mr. Tom Pippingsköld, Bachelor of Science, MBA, has been appointed CFO of Finnlines Plc as from the 1st of October 2013.
The current CFO of Finnlines Plc Mrs. Seija Turunen will retire at the end of July 2013 after which she will continue as Executive Advisor to the Board of Directors.
Tom Pippingsköld is currently CFO of Fingrid Plc.
FINNLINES PLC
Emanuele Grimaldi
Executive Chairman
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Finnlines is one of the biggest shipping operators of ro-ro and passenger services in Northern Europe. The Company is listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd and is a part of the Italian Grimaldi Group, one of the world’s largest operators of the Motorways of the Sea in Europe for both passengers and freight. The Company’s sea transports are concentrated in the Baltic and the North Sea. In addition to cargo, the Company transports passengers on board of 13 ro-pax vessels between five countries and ten ports. The Company has subsidiaries or sales offices in Germany, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, Luxembourg and Poland and a representative office in Russia. In addition to sea transportation, the Company provides port services in Finland in Helsinki, Turku and Kotka, which are the most important seaports in Finland.