HELSINKI (Sept. 1, 2014) – Rakesh Sarin, B.Sc. (Eng.), has been appointed president of power plants, executive vice president and member of the board of management of Wärtsilä Corporation, effective Sept. 1. In this position, he is responsible for Wärtsilä's power plants business globally and will report to President and CEO Björn Rosengren. Sarin joined Wärtsilä in 1998 with a background in the downstream oil & gas sector. During the past 16 years, he has held several managerial positions in Wärtsilä, including vice president for sales & marketing of power plants globally based out of Helsinki. Since 2008, Sarin has held a dual role as vice president for power plants sales in Middle East, Asia and Australia and managing director for Wärtsilä India. Vesa Riihimäki, M.Sc. (Eng.), who currently heads the power plants business, has been appointed vice president, Wärtsilä Quality, effective Sept. 1. He will be responsible for the quality of Wärtsilä's products, solutions and processes globally. In his new position, Riihimäki will report to Pierpaolo Barbone, president, services and executive vice president, Wärtsilä Corporation. He succeeds Paolo Tonon, who leaves Wärtsilä to become vice president, head of maritime technology, at Maersk. Riihimäki joined Wärtsilä in 1992 and has gained extensive experience in project engineering, project management and developing various technologies in Wärtsilä's portfolio. He has led the power plants business since 2009. "These appointments mark our strong focus on customer centricity and industry-leading quality,” Rosengren said. “I am convinced that these changes support our targets for growth and profitability, and I am certain that Rakesh and Vesa have the perfect qualifications and experience for living up to the challenges ahead. I also want to thank Paolo for his outstanding work, and wish him the best of success in developing maritime technologies." Wärtsilä provides complete life cycle power solutions for the marine and energy markets.