Kemira appointed Tuomas Mäkipeska Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Group Leadership Team on October 23, 2025. His start date has now been specified, and he will assume his new role on April 1, 2026.
As announced earlier, Kemira’s current Chief Financial Officer Petri Castrén will leave the company by the end of the first quarter in 2026. To ensure a smooth handover of the CFO duties, Tuomas Mäkipeska will join Kemira on March 1, 2026, and will work together with Petri Castrén until he assumes his new role in the beginning of April.
In addition, as announced earlier, Eeva Salonen, Executive Vice President, People & Culture, will retire from Kemira. She will leave the company on November 30, 2025. Ulrika Dunker, who was appointed Executive Vice President, People & Culture, and a member of the Kemira Group Leadership Team earlier this year, will assume her new role on January 1, 2026, as announced earlier. Until then, Kemira’s President and CEO, Antti Salminen, will act as the Interim Executive Vice President, People & Culture.
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