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Nov 11, 2009 (newstodate): Effective from February 1, 2009, the board of directors of Finnair has named Mika Vehvilainen as Finnair's President and CEO.
An outsider to the aviation business, Mika Vehvilainen comes from a position as COO of Nokia Siemens Networks.
Mika Vehvilainen will succeed Finnair's President & CEO Jukka Hienonen, who announced his decision to leave in August, 2009, in frustration over the airline's latest performance and lack of success with the unions in the transformation of the airline to match today's changed market conditions.
An outsider to the aviation business, Mika Vehvilainen comes from a position as COO of Nokia Siemens Networks.
Mika Vehvilainen will succeed Finnair's President & CEO Jukka Hienonen, who announced his decision to leave in August, 2009, in frustration over the airline's latest performance and lack of success with the unions in the transformation of the airline to match today's changed market conditions.