Pekka Ojanpää, who was appointed as the new president and CEO of Suominen Corporation on 3 August 2018, died in an aviation accident on Friday 23 November 2018. Currently, Ojanpää worked as president and CEO of Lassila & Tikanoja plc. He was set to start his role at Suominen on 1 December 2018.
“We were eagerly anticipating for Pekka to be in charge of Suominen but, unfortunately, that will never happen. Our deepest condolences to Pekka’s family and friends,” says Jan Johansson, chair of the Board of Directors of Suominen.
Tapio Engström, CFO of Suominen, who has acted as interim president and CEO since August, will continue in his role as interim president and CEO until further notice. Suominen says it will start the recruitment process for a new president and CEO immediately.
