Juha Pankakoski (47) has been appointed Chief Digital Officer of Konecranes Plc. He will be responsible for all Information Systems and the overall Process Architecture of Konecranes. He will also assume a wider responsibility for the company’s digitalization strategy. Mr. Pankakoski will be a member of the Konecranes Group Executive Board and will report to Pekka Lundmark, President & CEO. Mr. Pankakoski will start in his new position on January 1, 2015. Juha Pankakoski has worked at Konecranes since 2004 and is currently holding a position of Vice President, Head of Business Unit Parts. He has previously held several management positions in operations and business development at Konecranes. Juha Pankakoski has a M.Sc.(Eng) degree and an eMBA.