Konecranes Plc has appointed Christine George Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Business Development, and member of the Konecranes Leadership Team. She will start at Konecranes on April 8, 2024 and will report to Konecranes' President and CEO Anders Svensson. Christine George has held various leadership positions in global organizations within strategy, business development, transformation and operations.

She joins Konecranes from Seqens, where she intervened in the position of Senior Transformation Leader. Her previous positions include CEO and Chair of the Board at Ergosup (hydrogen technology start-up), Vice President of Strategy at Air Liquide, and other leadership positions at Air Liquide. As of April 8, 2024, the Konecranes Leadership Team will consist of the following members: Anders Svensson, President and CEO, Teo Ottola, CFO, Fabio Fiorino, Executive Vice President, Industrial Service & Equipment Juha Pankakoski, Executive Vice President, Port Solutions, and for the time being, Executive Vice President, Technologies, Christine George, Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Business Development Anneli Karkovirta, Executive Vice President, People & Culture Sirpa Poitsalo, Executive Vice President, General Counsel.