Ryan Flynn

Hyvinkaa, Finland
Konecranes will combine its South Asia Pacific (SAP) and North East Asia (NEA) regions into one. The new Asia Pacific (APAC) region will be headed by Ryan Flynn. Flynn has been senior vice president and head of Konecranes' operations in the NEA region since 1 September 2009. He was previously Konecranes' director for ports, Northeast and South East Asia. As head of the APAC region, Flynn will continue to report to Harry Ollila, the company's executive vice president and head of market operations.

Edward Yakos, senior vice president of the SAP region is leaving the company. Yakos was head of Konecranes' operations in the SAP region and managing director of the Australian and Singaporean Konecranes subsidiaries. He was also a member of the group executive board from 2005 to 2009.

Konecranes' region structure now consists of the Americas; Western Europe, Middle East and Africa; Nordic, Eastern Europe and India; and Asia Pacific.