Changes in Spinnova Plc’s Management Team

SPINNOVA PLC, COMPANY RELEASE, 14 March 2024 at 8:05 a.m. EET

Changes in Spinnova Plc’s Management Team

Spinnova makes changes in its Management Team to align roles according to the updated strategy. As of 1 May 2024 the Management Team constitutes the following members and roles:

Tuomas Oijala, CEO
Ben Selby, Chief Financial Officer and Deputy CEO
Santeri Heinonen, Chief Operating Officer
Lasse Holopainen, Chief Revenue Officer
Shahriare Mahmood, Chief Product and Sustainability Officer
Juha Salmela, Chief Technology Officer    

Chief Sales Officer Allan Andersen and Executive Vice President, Production Scaling Teemu Lindberg will leave the Management Team. Both have been working for Spinnova and have been part of the Management Team since 2022. Allan and Teemu will continue to support with the transition period until the end of April 2024.

In addition, Chief Operations Officer Petri Poranen has decided to step down from the Spinnova Management Team due to health reasons. Petri has been working for Spinnova and has been a Management Team member since 2018.  

“I would like to thank Allan, Teemu and Petri for their dedication and efforts in working towards Spinnova’s scaling and commercialization. We are also very happy that Allan and Teemu are both continuing to support our customers, employees, and other key stakeholders during the coming months to enable a smooth handover and continued development of our business,” says CEO Tuomas Oijala.  

Spinnova Plc

For further information, please contact:
Tuomas Oijala, CEO
Tel. +358 20 703 2430
[email protected]

Certified advisor:
Aktia Alexander Corporate Finance Oy
Tel. +358 50 520 4098

Distribution:
Nasdaq Helsinki
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