Ville Halttunen has started as the new Chief Financial Officer on May 1, 2023

Raute Corporation, Press release, May 2, 2023 at 3:30 p.m.


VILLE HALTTUNEN HAS STARTED AS THE NEW CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER ON MAY 1, 2023

 

Mr. Ville Halttunen has started on May 1, 2023 as the Chief Financial Officer and member of the Executive Board of Raute Corporation.

 

Raute’s interim CFO Ms. Minna Yrjönmäki will continue at Raute until the end of June in the role of a Senior Advisor in the finance area.

 

“I’m happy to have Ville in our team. I want to warmly thank Minna for the excellent work in the interim CFO role during the eventful year of 2022 and beginning of 2023. I wish her best of success in the future challenges.”, says Mika Saariaho.

 

“I’m excited to join the team of Raute professionals. Raute has a unique history and strong market position in an interesting business. I believe my background from services business brings good addition to Raute’s growth in the future.” says Ville Halttunen

 

RAUTE CORPORATION

Mika Saariaho

Toimitusjohtaja

 

FURTHER INFORMATION:
Mr. Mika Saariaho, President and CEO, tel. +358 40 154 9393
Mr. Ville Halttunen, CFO, tel. +358 50 346 0868

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Raute is the partner to future-proof the wood industry. Our technologies cover different production processes with supporting digital and analytics solutions for engineered wood products.  Additionally, we offer full-scale service concept ranging from spare parts to regular maintenance and modernizations. Our innovative hardware and software solutions are designed to support our customers’ efficient consumption of natural resources. In mill-scale projects, Raute is a global market leader both in the plywood and LVL industries. Raute’s head office and main production 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, WA, USA. Raute’s net sales in 2022 were EUR 158.3 million. The Group’s headcount at the end of 2022 was 778. More information about the company can be found at www.raute.com.