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December 04, 2017 01:00 AM

Nokian's Heinonen to head up Americas' business unit

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    Heinonen

    NOKIA, Finland — Nokian Tyres North America Inc. General Manger/Managing Director Tommi Heinonen also will be responsible for Central and South America starting in 2018, according to parent Nokian Tyres P.L.C.'s revised organization structure.

    Nokian disclosed the new structure recently to help "create a scalable structure and to increase efficiency through global functions and processes." The new structure reflects the company's "accelerating profitable growth, customer orientation and innovative future solutions."

    "With our new leadership and operational model, we will have more management focus on our main markets," Nokian President and CEO Hille Korhonen said.

    "It accelerates the implementation of common ways of working, increases cross-unit and international cooperation, and provides excellent opportunities for competence development. Furthermore, the change strengthens our ability to react quickly to market changes and customer needs."

    The firm's business unit structure will remain unchanged, consisting of passenger tires, heavy tires and Vianor, Nokian said. Company's external reporting model will continue to include business units and geographical areas.

    Starting next year, the passenger tires business unit will be managed from market and product line perspectives, Nokian said. Business areas will be responsible for profit and loss and customer-oriented business development according to the strategy.

    The new business areas are:

    • Americas (U.S., Canada and Central and South America)

    • Europe (Nordic countries and the rest of Europe)

    • Russia and Asia (Russia, China, Japan and the countries of the Caucasus and Central Asia)
    Nokian Tyres P.L.C. photo
    Korhonen

    A new "Products and Technologies" unit will be responsible for creating growth through competitive product offering in all key markets and for product profitability, Nokian said. Product management and product development will transfer to the new unit.

    Nokian Tyres' management team from Jan. 1 will be:

    • Hille Korhonen, president and CEO;

    • Andrei Pantioukhov, executive vice president, Russia and Asia business area;

    • Pontus Stenberg, Europe business area;

    • Tommi Heinonen, Americas business area;

    • Pontus Stenberg, interim, Products and Technologies unit;

    • Manu Salmi, Nokian Heavy Tyres business unit;

    • Anna Hyvönen, Vianor business unit;

    • Anne Leskelä, finance and investor relations;

    • Esa Eronen, supply chain and sustainability;

    • Antti-Jussi Tähtinen, marketing and communications;

    • Tarja Kaipio, human resources;

    • Frans Westerlund, information technology and processes;

    • Susanna Tusa, legal and compliance; and

    • Timo Tervolin, strategy and mergers/acquisitions.
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