Vaasan & Vaasan Group renews its' organization. The leading bakery
company in Finland and the Baltic region transfers its' region led organization
to business area -driven organization from January 1, 2009. The renewal
strengthens e.g. the Group's growth possibilities within the Baltic Sea Region.
The Vaasan & Vaasan
Group is one of the leading bakery operators in Northern Europe. It has
operations in Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden and Norway. The Group's
net sales will be approximately 420 million euros in 2008 and it employs some 3
100 persons.
Vaasan & Vaasan Group's
business areas will be the following: Fresh Bakery Products, Bake-Off Products
and Crisp Bread.
"Our aim is to be the
leading baking company in the Baltic Sea region. Our market position is already
strong in this region, we have leading brands in the field and we bake
consumers' favourite products. We are now moving into next development phase in
our operations. With this change we will capitalize on growth possibilities, when we better
utilize synergies, competencies and best practices of each unit in different
countries for the benefit of the whole company. At the same time this change
enhances our possibilities to be an even better partner to our customers than
before", says
Group's CEO Kalle
Tanhuanpää.
Director of the Vaasan &
Vaasan Group's Baltic Region, Ants Promann, is
appointed as a Director, Fresh Bakery Products Business Area, starting from
January 1, 2009. Director
Lenita Ingelin
is responsible for the Bake-Off Products Business Area. Juri Jolkkonen, currently Marketing Director of the Finnish operations, is appointed as a Director, Crisp Bread Business Area. Juri Jolkkonen will take
on his new duties from December 1, 2008. Director Vesa Moisio, currently in charge of the Finnish Operations,
is appointed a Director, Steering & Control and Purchasing.
"We will inform about
the clarifications of responsibilities caused by the change within the next few
weeks. They will not cause significant changes to our co-operation with
customers ", continues Tanhuanpää.
The new Group management
team consists of the following members: Kalle Tanhuanpää,
Ants Promann, Lenita Ingelin, Juri Jolkkonen, Vesa Moisio, Harri Roos (CFO), Kalevi Saikkonen (R&D)
and Anja Kuparinen (HR).
Further information:
CEO Kalle Tanhuanpää, Vaasan
& Vaasan Group, tel. +358
204 46 2003, e-mail: kalle.tanhuanpaa@vaasan.com
Vaasan & Vaasan Group
The Vaasan & Vaasan Group is an international
forerunner in the baking industry. It is the leading bakery company in Finland
and the Baltic region. The Group is also the largest thin crisp and the
second-largest crisp bread producer in the world, and a leading Nordic operator
in bake-off products. In 2008 the Group's net sales will be approximately EUR 416
million. The Group employs some 3,300 people in Finland, Estonia, Latvia,
Lithuania, Sweden and Norway. www.vaasan.com
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