Finnair held a press conference at the Imperial Hotel Tokyo on Sept. 24 to introduce Pekka Vauramo, who became the company's new president and CEO in June.

Founded in 1923, Finnair is the flag carrier and largest airline of Finland and one of the world's oldest airline companies.

Vauramo previously served in Hong Kong as chief operating officer of Cargotec's MacGregor unit, a supplier of loading and access gears for ships and ports, and his knowledge of Asia was one of the factors in his appointment at Finnair.