PII RAULO, YIT’S SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, HR, APPOINTED AS A MEMBER OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD

PII RAULO, YIT’S SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, HR, APPOINTED AS A MEMBER OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD

Pii Raulo (44), M.Sc. Econ., Senior Vice President, HR of YIT Corporation, has been appointed as a member of YIT’s Management Board from December 19, 2011. Pii Raulo has been YIT Corporation’s Senior Vice President, HR since July 1, 2011, and reports in this capacity to Juhani Pitkäkoski, CEO of YIT Corporation. Pii Raulo has been working for YIT since 2004.

The three important development areas in YIT’s strategy are personnel development, energy efficiency and procurement. The appointment of the Senior Vice President, HR as a member of YIT’s Management Board supports the strategic objectives related to the development of YIT personnel.

For additional information, please contact: 

Juhani Pitkäkoski, President and CEO, YIT Corporation, tel. +358 20 433 3301, juhani.pitkakoski@yit.fi
Hanna-Maria Heikkinen, Vice President, Investor Relations, YIT Corporation, tel. +358 20 433 2635, hanna-maria.heikkinen@yit.fi

YIT CORPORATION

Hanna-Maria Heikkinen
Vice President, Investor Relations

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YIT is a leading European service company in building systems, construction services and services for industry. We build, develop and maintain quality living environments in the Nordic countries, Central Europe, Russia and the Baltic countries. In 2010, YIT's turnover was EUR 3.8 billion. The Group has approximately 26,000 employees. YIT's shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. www.yitgroup.com