Raute Oyj: Raute appoints Arto Kaikkola permanently as Chief Commercial Officer

Raute Corporation, Stock Exchange Release, 5 May 2026 at 9:00 a.m. EEST

Raute appoints Arto Kaikkola permanently as Chief Commercial Officer

Raute Corporation has appointed Arto Kaikkola, M.Sc. (Industrial Engineering and Management) as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) on a permanent basis, effective 5 May 2026. Since November 2025, Arto has served as Raute's interim CCO. He continues to report to President and CEO Mika Saariaho and remains a member of the Group Executive Board.

"Arto has brought clarity to our commercial execution and built strong alignment across the organization. His customer-oriented approach and leadership are exactly what we need as we continue to strengthen our commercial capabilities. I'm very pleased to see Arto taking the CCO role permanently and continuing to build our commercial capabilities", says Mika Saariaho, President and CEO at Raute.

Raute Group's Executive Board and the members' areas of responsibility as of May 5, 2026:

Mika Saariaho, President and CEO
Jani Roivainen, Executive Vice President, Wood Processing - Wood Processing business unit
Timo Kupsanen, Executive Vice President, Analyzers - Analyzers business unit
Kurt Bossuyt, Executive Vice President, Services - Services business unit
Arto Kaikkola, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) - Sales, marketing & communications, 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  
 

RAUTE IN BRIEF - Making Wood Matter
Raute acts as a partner for a sustainable future for the wood products industry. Our technologies cover various production processes as well as supporting digital and analyzer solutions for industrially manufactured wood products. In addition, we offer comprehensive service concepts from spare parts to regular maintenance and production modernizations. Our innovative technologies, software and service concepts are designed to support the efficient use of natural resources in our customers' production. Raute is the only turnkey supplier in the world that offers mill-wide technology solutions for veneer, plywood and LVL production. Raute's head office and largest production plant is located in Lahti. The company's other production plants are located in Kajaani, Finland, the Vancouver area of Canada, and in Pullman, WA, USA. Raute's net sales in 2025 were EUR 175.5 million. The Group's headcount at the end of 2025 was 698. More about Raute: www.raute.com.