As part of the decision related to the group's transformation strategy to simplify its organisation and to increase the decision making authority in the organizational layers, Poyry PLC is reducing its Group Executive Committee from 10 to 7 members. This includes the nomination of a dedicated head of transformation who will focus on simplification, implementation of cultural change and the reduction of fixed costs. Furthermore, Global Sales and Project Management will be merged into the Energy Business Group. This change has no impact on Poyry's reporting segments. Anja McAlister, currently Executive Vice President and President of the Energy Business Group, has been appointed Head of Transformation and Strategy, and will also lead the Human Resources team on an interim basis. Anja McAlister will be responsible for implementing Poyry's operational framework, the transformation programme, streamlining the support functions and supporting the President and CEO on Portfolio decisions as well as in turning around loss making units. Anja McAlister continues as a member of the Group Executive Committee, reporting to the President and CEO. Richard Pinnock, currently Executive Vice President Global Sales and Project Management has been appointed Executive Vice President of the merging Energy Business Group and Global Sales and Project Management. He continues as a member of the Group Executive Committee, reporting to the President and CEO. Juuso Pajunen, 34, currently Vice President Finance, Group Business Control, has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Poyry PLC. He succeeds Jukka Pahta in this position and will be a member of the Group Executive Committee. Juuso Pajunen will report to the President and CEO. Jutta Karlsson, 52, currently General Counsel, Industry Business Group and Regional Counsel, North America, has been appointed Executive Vice President and Group General Counsel of Poyry PLC. She succeeds Anne Viitala in this position and will be a member of the senior management team. Jutta Karlsson will report to the President and CEO. Marcelo Cordaro, President of Regional Operations Latin America and Vice Chairman Regional Operations, will focus and dedicate all his efforts to the clients in the Latin American market and increase the profitability of his unit. He continues reporting to the President and CEO, and moves from being a member of the Group Executive Committee to be part of the senior management team. Jaana Rinne, Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Anne Viitala, Executive Vice President and Group General Counsel, and Jukka Pahta, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will leave the Poyry group after an individually agreed period.
Poyry Oyj is a Finland-based consulting and engineering company providing total solutions and design and supervision services. It operates within five business areas: Energy, offering engineering, supervision and technical advisory services within thermal power, nuclear energy, hydropower, and renewable energy; Industry, providing technical consulting, engineering and project management services within the fields of pulp, paper, board & tissue, chemicals, and minerals processing; Urban & Mobility, specializing in comprehensive solutions for roads, rail, urban public transport, tunnels and underground structures and real estate sectors; Water & Environment focusing on services for the water, wastewater, environment and waste management sectors, and Management Consulting offering consulting and advisory to energy, forest industry and other process industries. In May 2014, it divested parts of real estate design and consulting, and construction management business to Ramboll Finland Oy.