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TietoEnator Oyj (HEL:TIE1V) TietoEnator Corporation Press Release 4 December 2008 at 10.00 am EET
Tieto has invited Tuomo Summanen (born 1951) to join the company as the Country Manager for Russia and Belarus as of 15 December 2008. Summanen will be based in Moscow.
Summanen has a solid background in international business. He has served KPMG Corporate Finance, Finpro as director for innovation programs and Trade Commissioner for the Embassy of Finland in Moscow, Sadolin Nobel and Finnish paper industry's association. Summanen holds PhD (Econ) degree from Cambridge University.
"I am proud to invite Tuomo Summanen to our Tieto team. Russia is going through major transformation and re-structuring in many industries. The key success factor in this, the increase of productivity of information workers, is heavily driven with advanced usage of IT. With Tuomo's very up-to-date knowledge about the change and possibilities of corporate-Russia, we can build strong value propositions to our Russian customers. I warmly welcome him to my diversity team of specialists," says Pekka Viljakainen, head of Tieto International and customer and market operations.
For more information: Pekka Viljakainen, Executive Vice President, Tieto, +358 20 726 7337, pekka.viljakainen@tieto.com
Tuomo Summanen, Country Manager for Russia and CIS countries, Tieto, +358 40 709 2853, tuomo.summanen@tieto.com
Biography and photo of Tuomo Summanen
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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
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