Appointments to Wärtsilä’s Board of Management
Wärtsilä has appointed Anu Sirkiä (49), MBA, as Executive Vice President, Marketing and Communications and a member of the Board of Management. Ms Sirkiä will start in her role latest by the end of November 2024. She will report to Wärtsilä’s President & CEO Håkan Agnevall. Ms Sirkiä will succeed Ms Saara Tahvanainen, who has already started working for another company.
Ms Sirkiä has extensive experience in the field of communications, branding and marketing. She joins Wärtsilä from Amer Sports, where she holds the position of Senior Vice President, Communications and is a member of the Executive Board. Prior to Amer Sports, Ms Sirkiä led global internal communications at KONE and held several leadership positions at Aalto University Executive Education.
“I warmly welcome Anu to the Wärtsilä team and onto our journey of shaping the decarbonization of the marine and energy industries. With her strong track record and versatile experience in marketing, communications and leading change in the global arena, she is very well positioned to continue transforming marketing and communications at Wärtsilä,” says Håkan Agnevall, President & CEO of Wärtsilä Corporation.
For further information, please contact:
Teija Sarajärvi
Executive Vice President, HR
Wärtsilä Corporation
Tel: +358 10 709 5010
teija.sarajarvi@wartsila.com
Wärtsilä in brief
Wärtsilä is a global leader in innovative technologies and lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets. We emphasise innovation in sustainable technology and services to help our customers continuously improve environmental and economic performance. Our dedicated and passionate team of 17,800 professionals in more than 280 locations in 79 countries shapes the decarbonisation transformation of our industries across the globe. In 2023, Wärtsilä’s net sales totalled EUR 6.0 billion. Wärtsilä is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. www.wartsila.com