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Konecranes Appoints New Executive Vice President, Head of Business Area Equipment

Mr. Flynn will be a member of the Konecranes Group Executive Board and will report to Pekka Lundmark, president and CEO. Mr. Flynn will start in his new position on 1 June 2014.
 
Ryan Flynn has held the position of vice president, strategy & business development at BlueScope Steel, Global Building Solutions since 2013. In 2005–2013, Mr. Flynn worked at Konecranes Plc as the senior vice president, head of Region Asia-Pacific and director, Port Cranes & Lifttrucks, Northeast & Southeast Asia. All the above-mentioned duties were located in Shanghai, China. Mr. Flynn has previous working experience in Johannesburg, South Africa, at NFS Industrial Machinery (Pty) Limited, Afinta Motor Corporation and Standard Bank.
 
Ryan Flynn was born in 1971 and holds BCom and MBA degrees.
 
“I am very pleased that Ryan Flynn has decided to come back to Konecranes”, says president and and CEO Pekka Lundmark. “He will bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to our equipment business, particularly in lifting solutions, customer industry understanding and the Asian markets.”
 
Mr. Flynn succeeds Hannu Rusanen who has announced that he is leaving Konecranes to pursue other interests.