Aktia Pankki Oyj announced Kaapro Kanto, Bachelor of Computer Science BCS, has been appointed as the new EVP, Chief Information Officer (CIO) of Aktia and member of the Group?s Executive Committee. He reports to Aktia?s CEO Juha Hammarén. Kanto has extensive experience in demanding IT tasks. He has worked as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Aktia since January 2023 and as Acting Chief Information Officer (CIO) since June 2023.

Prior to joining Aktia, he was a Chief Information Officer and member of the extended management team at Alko for four years. As EVP and CIO, Kanto is responsible for the whole IT unit of Aktia and the implementation of the IT strategy.