Raute appoints Arto Kaikkola permanently as Chief Commercial Officer

Raute Corporation has appointed Arto Kaikkola, M.Sc. (Industrial Engineering and Management) as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) on a permanent basis, effective 5 May 2026. Since November 2025, Arto has served as Raute’s interim CCO. He continues to report to President and CEO Mika Saariaho and remains a member of the Group Executive Board.

“Arto has brought clarity to our commercial execution and built strong alignment across the organization. His customer-oriented approach and leadership are exactly what we need as we continue to strengthen our commercial capabilities. I’m very pleased to see Arto taking the CCO role permanently and continuing to build our commercial capabilities”, says Mika Saariaho, President and CEO at Raute.

Raute Group’s Executive Board and the members’ areas of responsibility as of May 5, 2026:

Mika Saariaho, President and CEO
Jani Roivainen, Executive Vice President, Wood Processing – Wood Processing business unit
Timo Kupsanen, Executive Vice President, Analyzers – Analyzers business unit
Kurt Bossuyt, Executive Vice President, Services – Services business unit
Arto Kaikkola, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) – Sales, marketing & communications, commercial excellence
Tarja Moilanen, Chief People Officer (CPO) – Human resources, people development, health & safety
Ville Halttunen, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) – Finance, ICT, IR, ESG, other business support.

Raute Corporation
Mika Saariaho
President and CEO

 

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