Valmet Selects New CFO
Valmet appoints new CFO, Katri Hokkanen.
Katri Hokkanen has been appointed CFO at Valmet, effective as Aug. 1, 2022. She reports to president and CEO Pasi Laine.
Hokkanen began her career at Valmet in 2006. Prior to holding the interim CFO position, she worked as vice president, Finance in Valmet's Pulp and Energy business line in 2017–2022 and led the finance operations in Valmet's Asia-Pacific Area organization in 2015–2017 and in the EMEA services business in 2013–2015.
"After a thorough process, we have chosen Katri Hokkanen as Valmet's new CFO. Katri is a strong finance professional with long-term and varied experience in different finance roles in our business line and area organizations. During her tenure as Interim CFO, Katri Hokkanen has led Valmet's CFO function consistently forward and proven her deep business understanding bringing added value to our Executive Team. I am pleased that our consistent successor development process has allowed us to grow a CFO within the company and I am convinced that Katri will develop our CFO function further," says Pasi Laine.
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