Petri Toivola, EVP, Poultry Business at HKFoods, Mikko Järvinen, EVP Meat Business at HKFoods, and Terhi Hakkarainen, EVP Processed Food Business, have been appointed as members of the HKFoods Plc’s Executive Team as of 27 November 2024. All three have held these positions at HKFoods Finland Oy for a long time. They will report to CEO Juha Ruohola.  

“The additions to the Executive Team are related to HKFoods’ restructuring, where the focus has shifted to the company's Finnish operations. Following the completion of our major restructuring, we are now focusing on implementing our long-term strategy by improving the competitiveness of our core business and the profitability of our operations,” says Juha Ruohola.
  
As of 27 November 2024, HKFoods Plc’s Executive Team will consist of CEO Juha Ruohola, CFO Mika Tilli, EVP Legal and Administration Markku Suvanto, EVP Poultry Business Petri Toivola, EVP Meat Business Mikko Järvinen and EVP Processed Meat Business Terhi Hakkarainen. 

HKFoods Plc
 
Juha Ruohola 
CEO 

Further information: 

•    Juha Ruohola, CEO, HKFoods Plc, tel. +358 400 647 160
•     HKFoods Media Service Desk, tel. +358 10 570 5700 or by email: communications@hkfoods.com 


With 110 years of experience, we at HKFoods make life tastier – today and tomorrow. With nearly 3,000 professionals, we make responsible and locally produced food to meet consumers’ varied food moments. Our well-known brands in Finland are HK®, Kariniemen® and Via®. We are developing a more climate-friendly way of producing food. HKFoods is a publicly listed company, and in 2023, our net sales from continuing operations totalled EUR 933 billion.www.hkfoods.com     

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