Appointments in Finnlines’ Management
Merja Kallio-Mannila was appointed as Head of Group Sales,
Customer Service and Marketing as of 1 January 2024. Merja Kallio-Mannila also continues as the Head of Sales and Customer Service Finland.
Merja Kallio-Mannila has been a member of Finnlines’ Executive
Committee since January 2022. She joined Finnlines in 2001 and has since then held several key management positions, most recently as a Deputy
Head of Group Sales, Customer Service and Marketing. Merja has graduated
as a Master of Science (Econ.) from the University of Jyväskylä.
Lasse Wirenius, Internal Auditor and Group Quality Manager at Finnlines, was appointed to the Finnlines Extended Board of Management as from 1 January 2024.
Lasse Wirenius joined Finnlines in January 2020 and he has been acting as
an Internal Auditor and Group Quality Manager. Before joining Finnlines,
he worked in Wärtsilä on Business Intelligence tasks in Marine Division.
Prior to that, Lasse spent almost a decade with container shipping line
Hapag-Lloyd, last positioned as a Senior Internal Auditor in Singapore. Lasse has graduated as a BBA from Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences.
“I am very pleased with these well deserved nominations. Merja and Lasse
are both familiar with Finnlines’ overall operations, they have also created
an extensive contact network within and outside the company,” says Tom
Pippingsköld, President and CEO of Finnlines.