05.05.2015

New communications SVP for Cargotec

Hiab and Kalmar owner Cargotec has appointed Leena Lie as senior vice president, communications, she will take up the position in August and will be a member of the executive board and report to chief executive Mika Vehviläinen.

Lie joins the company after three years with specialist chemical company Kemira, where she has been responsible for communications, marketing communications and corporate responsibility.

Prior to this she has held various communications roles at Kone over a three year period and before that with Nokia, where she started out as a communications officer in 1995, taking a two year break in 1997 as Marketing and events manager with Hartwall Arena, before returning to the mobile phone company for a further seven years.
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Leena Lie

Vehviläinen said: "In order to support Cargotec on its journey towards high performance, the role of corporate communications will be extended to cover investor relations and corporate responsibility. Leena has wide experience from global stock-listed companies regarding all these areas. I am convinced she has the capability and drive to help us create the next chapter in our story as we continue to shape the cargo handling industry."