Philip Maguire, BSc (Hons) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, has been appointed Vice President, Wärtsilä Quality, as of 1 February 2013.
Maguire will be responsible for Wärtsilä’s group-wide quality programme and the quality organisation. He will be a member of the Wärtsilä PowerTech management team and report to Lars Hellberg, President, Wärtsilä PowerTech. He succeeds Osmo Härkönen who will retire at the end of January 2013.
Maguire joins Wärtsilä from Tetra Pak where, as Vice President, Quality, he developed and executed a quality acceleration programme. His extensive experience also includes engine systems development, vehicle programmes and business line management for the Ford Motor Company.
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Press Release, January 17, 2013