A promotion at Finnlines
Merja Kallio-Mannila has been appointed head of group sales, customer service and marketing, effective 1 January 2024. In addition to her new duties, she will continue to manage the sales and customer service department for Finland.
Kallio-Mannila has been a member of Finnlines’ executive committee since January 2022. She joined the company in 2001 and has since then held several management positions, most recently deputy head of group sales, customer service and marketing. She succeeds Staffan Herlin, who served Finnlines for 40 years and retired at the end of 2023.
“Kallio-Mannila’s strong customer engagement, long and extensive experience, both within the company and the shipping industry, is highly valuable. We wish her all the success in her new position,” said Tom Pippingsköld, president and CEO of Finnlines. (cj)