Promotion to executive board for Cargotec's Soili Makinen

Cargotec chief information officer Soili Makinen has joined the company’s executive board.

Ms Makinen’s appointment, announced today, continues her more than decade-long tenure at Cargotec and underlines the company’s determination to push through a digitalisation strategy.

Chief executive Mika Vehvilainen said digitalisation was at “the core” of the company’s strategy, describing it as a “critical enabler” for future business growth.

“By inviting Soili to join the executive board, I want to first of all recognise the good work she has done in leading our digitalisation programmes ...