TietoEnator Corporation Stock Exchange Release 3 March 2009, 10.00 am
EET
Per Johanson (born 1962) has been appointed as Executive Vice
President of Tieto's Financial Services business and member of the
Leadership Team as of 16 May 2009. Per holds a BA degree in marketing
from Lund University as well as an MBA from the University of Warwick
in the UK. Per will be based in Sweden.
Per Johanson will join Tieto from Logica, where he has worked as
Managing Director of Financial Services Sweden since 2005. In 2003,
he joined Atos Origin Nordics which later was acquired by former
WM-data and Logica in 2005. Per has been responsible for the
Financial Services sector and for Products, systems integration and
business process outsourcing during the Atos period."I am truly excited about my new job at Tieto. I have a lot of
respect for what the company has achieved during the past years and
look forward to becoming a part of Tieto's winning team. I see great
opportunities in enhancing Tieto's business in the financial services
sector," says Per Johanson."I warmly welcome Per to Tieto's Leadership Team. Per has a deep
understanding of both IT and the financial services industry, an
understanding that is based on his experience working in the finance
sector and from heading up the financial services business in his
previous company.
Financial Services account for well over 20% of Tieto's net sales and
with Per's strong leadership our aim is to further strengthen Tieto's
leadership position in this important market area," says the
President and CEO Hannu Syrjälä.
CV and photo of Per Johanson
For more information:
Hannu Syrjälä, President and CEO, tel. +358 2072 68729,
hannu.syrjala@tieto.com
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Tieto is an IT service company providing IT, R&D and consulting
services. With approximately 16 000 experts, we are among the leading
IT service companies in Northern Europe and the global leader in
selected segments. We specialize in areas where we have the deepest
understanding of our customers' businesses and needs. Our superior
customer centricity and Nordic expertise set us apart from our
competitors.
Tieto is our new brand name as of 1 December 2008. The official
registered name of the company is TietoEnator Corporation.
www.tieto.com
