Raute Corporation appoints Markus Sirviö as the head of Analyzers business unit

RAUTE CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE JANUARY 26, 2024 at 09:30 a.m.

RAUTE CORPORATION APPOINTS MARKUS SIRVIÖ AS THE HEAD OF ANALYZERS BUSINESS UNIT

 

Mr. Markus Sirviö (44) has been appointed as Executive Vice President, Analyzers business unit and member of the Executive Board of Raute Corporation as of January 26, 2024. Markus Sirviö moves to this role from his current position at Raute, where he is heading the Kajaani and Nastola based business line under Analyzers business unit. Altogether, he has 22 years of work history at Raute in different technology, product management, sales and general management roles. Markus holds B.Sc. (Tech) degree.

 

The position of EVP, Analyzers became open when the previous position holder Mr. Jani Roivainen moved to a new role in Raute’s Executive Board as announced on December 20, 2023.

 

Markus Sirviö will report in his position to the President and CEO Mr. Mika Saariaho.

 

“I’m happy to welcome Markus to join Raute’s Executive Board. His long Raute experience and excellent understanding on the industry dynamics will be highly valuable in his new role. Markus will be leading the Analyzers business unit growth strategy in close co-operation with our customers and together with the wider Raute team. I’m very pleased that we found an excellent successor from inside Raute to this important role”, says Mika Saariaho, President and CEO of Raute.

 

Raute Group’s Executive Board and the members’ areas of responsibility as of January 26, 2024:

 

• Mika Saariaho, President and CEO
• Jani Roivainen, Executive Vice President, Wood Processing – Wood Processing business unit
• Markus Sirviö, Executive Vice President, Analyzers – Analyzers business unit
• Kurt Bossuyt, Executive Vice President, Services – Services business unit
• Jari Myyryläinen, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) – Sales & marketing, 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
 

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

 

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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. More information about the company can be found at www.raute.com.