Kaiko Clothing Company Oy has appointed Marianne Kokkonen as its new CEO as of June 1, 2024, who previously served as the company's CFO. Marianne has also acted as the CEO's deputy during Mirjam Soka's parental leave and has shown exceptional results in turning Kaiko's ship around.
Marianne Kokkonen brings with her a strong background in the field of fashion, as she has previously worked as a country manager at Cubus, Marimekko on the retail side, and as a shopping center manager at Kämp Galleria.
"We are pleased and honored to announce that Marianne Kokkonen has been named the new CEO of our company. Marianne joined us in the summer of 2021 as CFO, and she has quickly become a reliable partner for me. His versatile commercial experience has brought a lot of knowledge and insights to our team.
Marianne is known for her systematization, consistency and ability to optimize profitability. His calculating professionalism and his calming and at the same time strong-willed leadership style have produced significant results. His contribution to the success of our company has been significant. We warmly congratulate Marianne on her new role as CEO." - Mirjam Sokka, chairman of the board
"Kaiko is an exceptionally wonderful company with its strong mission and values. We have an agile, extremely competent and committed team that has carried through the challenging years. I would especially like to thank Mirjam for the trust and freedom to put my business knowledge into play and implement a management style that is in line with my values. It has been a pleasure to implement a new strategy and see positive results in a relatively short period of time. Having my inspiring and visionary work partner Mirjam back from parental leave gives us the kick to reach the next level again." - Marianne Kokkonen, CEO
Mirjam Sokka, Kaiko's founder and former CEO, continues in the company in the new role of CVO (Chief Visionary Officer). Mirjam focuses on painting the vision of the future, planning and implementing internationalization, and works closely together with Marianne to ensure Kaiko's success in the future as well.
We are excited and proud of this change and confident that Marianne's leadership and Mirjam's vision will take Kaiko to new heights.
Kaiko Clothing Company Oy
More information:
Mirjam Sokka, chairman of the board, tel. 0406377330
Marianne Kokkonen, CEO & CFO, phone number 0449703176