Raute Corporation appoints Ville Halttunen as a new Chief Financial Officer

RAUTE CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE JANUARY 10, 2023 at 9:00 a.m.


RAUTE CORPORATION APPOINTS VILLE HALTTUNEN AS A NEW CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

 

M.Sc. (Econ.) Ville Halttunen (43) has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer and member of the Executive Board of Raute Corporation. He will join Raute from Cramo Group, where he holds the position of CFO. He will take over the Raute CFO position at the latest on July 10, 2023. Mr. Ville Halttunen will report in his position to President and CEO Mr. Mika Saariaho.

 

Mr. Ville Halttunen has over 14 years’ experience in Cramo Group in different business controlling, financial controlling and overall financial management roles. Earlier in his career, Mr. Ville Halttunen has worked at PwC as an M&A analyst and auditor.

 

“I’m happy to welcome Ville to join Raute team and wish him best of success. His wide experience and background from both external and internal reporting, as well as in M&A and restructurings will be highly valuable in his new role”, says Mika Saariaho.

 

Raute’s interim CFO Ms. Minna Yrjönmäki will continue in her role until Mr. Ville Halttunen joins Raute.

 

RAUTE CORPORATION

Mika Saariaho
President and CEO

 

FURTHER INFORMATION:

Mika Saariaho, President and CEO, tel. +358 40 154 9393
 

DISTRIBUTION:
Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd, main media, www.raute.com

 

RAUTE IN BRIEF:

Raute is a technology and service company that operates worldwide. Raute’s customers are companies operating in the wood products industry that manufacture veneer, plywood, LVL (Laminated Veneer Lumber) and sawn timber. Its technology offering covers the entire production process for veneer, plywood and LVL and special measurement equipment for sawn timber. As a supplier of mill-scale projects, Raute is a global market leader both in the plywood and LVL industries. Additionally, Raute’s full-service concept includes technology services ranging from spare parts deliveries to regular maintenance and equipment modernizations. Raute’s head office is located in Lahti, Finland. The company’s other production plants are located in Kajaani, Finland, the Vancouver area of Canada, Changzhou, China and in Pullman, Washington, USA. More information about the company can be found at www.raute.com.