Ms. Sippel will take over the management of Veikkaus’ Finance, Planning, and Services function, leaving her previous position as Group CFO of Thomas Cook Northern Europe.

Veikkaus ‘organizational structure will be revised at the beginning of September, and the executive team members’ responsibilities will be defined accordingly. Pekka Ilmivalta  will continue as SVP, Legal Affairs and CSR; Ari Aarnihuhta  as SVP, CIO, in charge of the ICT function; and SVP, Channels and Sales Jari Heino  will be taking over retail sales, in addition to the Points of Sales and Services.  

In the new organization, Jarmo Kumpulainen  will be taking over CSR matters besides the tasks of the Secretary of the Executive Team, and Anna Segercrantz will be responsible for procurement, in addition to premises. Master of Engineering  Joni Hovi  will start as VP Customer Relations Management in Veikkaus’ New Business function.