Maija Taimi appointed Senior Vice President, Communications of YIT

Maija Taimi, M.Sc. (Econ.) has been appointed as Senior Vice President, Communications as of 5 September 2022.

Maija Taimi joins YIT from communications agency Tekir where she has been Principal Consultant for Corporate Responsibility. Previously, she has worked as a Chief Communications Officer at Fiskars Group, Head of Internal Communications at Cargotec and held communications positions at Nokia.

"Communications plays a key role in driving YIT's new strategy forward and we are very happy to have Maija join the team. ESG is an important part of our strategy and Maija's experience will be a great reinforcement of our expertise”, says Juha Kostiainen, Executive Vice President for Sustainable Urban Development.

“I feel that the construction industry, and YIT in particular, combines a great opportunity to make a sustainable impact on people's daily living, as well as on the infrastructure and mobility of society as a whole. With the launch of a new, focused strategy and operating model, YIT is in an interesting position at the moment as the challenges of the operating environment have certainly not eased.  I am looking forward to be part of YIT's growth story from now on, working together with the team" Maija Taimi says.  

For further information, please contact:
Juha Kostiainen, Executive Vice President, Sustainable Urban Development, YIT
Maija Taimi, Senior Vice President, Communications as of 5 September, YIT
Media enquiries through Group Communications, tel. +358 44 743 7536, press@yit.fi 

YIT is the largest Finnish and a significant North European development and construction company. For 110 years, we have been creating better living environments for our customers: functional homes for sustainable living, future-proof public and commercial buildings and infrastructure for smoother flow of people, businesses and society. We employ 5,500 professionals in nine countries: Finland, Sweden, Norway, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland. Our revenue in 2021 was EUR 2.7 billion. YIT Corporation's share is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Oy. www.yitgroup.com