Outokumpu appoints Pia Aaltonen-Forsell as Chief Financial Officer

Outokumpu Oyj
Stock exchange release
December 10, 2018 at 9.30 am EET

Outokumpu appoints Pia Aaltonen-Forsell as Chief Financial Officer

Pia Aaltonen-Forsell, M. Soc. Sc. (Econ.), MBA, has been appointed Outokumpu’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and member of the Leadership Team as of March 1, 2019 reporting to CEO Roeland Baan. Outokumpu’s CFO Christoph de la Camp has decided to leave the company as of March 2019 due to personal reasons. 

Aaltonen-Forsell joins Outokumpu from the role of CFO in Ahlström-Munksjö. Prior to her latest position, she has held CFO positions in Munksjö Oy and Vacon. Between 2010–2013, she worked at Stora Enso in various finance and leadership positions, latest as Senior Vice President (SVP) Finance, IT and M&A, Building and Living Business Area.

Says CEO Roeland Baan: “I am extremely happy to welcome Pia to join our Outokumpu team. Her broad experience in leading finance, IT and M&A will be invaluable for us in reaching our 2020 targets and developing the company beyond this milestone. At the same time, I want to warmly thank Chris for his relentless work and commitment in leading and developing Outokumpu’s finance and controlling function and driving Outokumpu’s transformation as part of our leadership team. I wish him all the best for the future.”

For more information:

Reeta Kaukiainen, EVP, Communications & IR; tel. +358 50 522 0924

Outokumpu Group

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