Rashmi Kasat from Metso Outotec receives the Business IT Leader 2020 Award

Sofigate annually grants an award for an exceptional business leader who sets a positive example on how business directors can utilize IT and technology as the company’s competitive advantage. The winner of the Award in 2020 is Rashmi Kasat, VP and Head of Digital technologies at Metso Outotec.

“Rashmi Kasat is a strong influencer, a leader and a role model who shows the way to a successful digital transformation, not only for her own company but also for the whole ecosystem”, Sami Karkkila, CEO at Sofigate, says.

Rashmi Kasat is thankful for the recognition:

“None of the journey this far would be possible without great customers, colleagues, business partners and of course technology itself!”

The award was handed out at the CIO event for the seventh time. Previous winners are Lars Peter Lindfors from Neste, Keith Silverang from Technopolis, Pekka Lundmark from Konecranes, Maisa Romanainen from VR, Kaisa Ilola from Posti, and Jyrki Ovaska from UPM.