Management

President and CEO and Fiskars Group Leadership Team

Fiskars Corporation has a Managing Director (President and CEO) who is responsible for the day-to-day management and administration of the Company. The Fiskars Group Leadership team assists the President and CEO with operational planning and leadership and in preparing matters to be processed by the Board of Directors.

Members of the Leadership Team as of January 1, 2023

Nathalie Ahlström, President and CEO // Jussi Siitonen, Chief Financial Officer & deputy to the CEO // Christian Bachler, Executive Vice President, Business Area Vita // Bengt Erlandsson, Chief Supply Chain Officer // Johan Hedberg, Chief Sales Officer, Americas and President, Americas // Peter Holmberg, Chief Digital Officer // Tuomas Hyyryläinen, Executive Vice President, Business Area Crea // Gennady Jilinsky, Chief Sales Officer, Europe and Apac (excl. China) // Anna Mindelöf, Chief People Officer // Charlene Zappa, Executive Vice President, Business Area Terra

Nathalie Ahlström

Nathalie Ahlström

  • President and CEO
  • employed 2020
  • b. 1974
  • M.Sc. (Tech.)
  • Finnish citizen

Primary working experience:

  • EVP Confectionery, Fazer Group 2018-2020
  • Amcor Ltd.
    • Vice President & GM, High Performance Laminates 2016-2018
    • Director Strategy and M&A, 2014-2016
    • Vice President, Amcor AFAP, Singapore 2012-2014
  • Several positions at Huhtamäki Oyj 2005-2012

Other positions of trust:

  • Member of the Board
    • Ahlstrom-Munksjö Oyj, 2020-2021
    • Fiskars Group, 2020
    • Ahlstrom Group 2012
Jussi Siitonen

Jussi Siitonen

  • Chief Financial Officer (CFO) & deputy to the CEO
  • employed 2021
  • b. 1969
  • M. Sc. (Econ.)
  • Finnish citizen

Primary working experience:

  • Amer Sports
    • CFO and member of the Amer Sports Executive Board, 2011–2021
    • Senior Vice President, Finance, 2009–2010
  • Stora Enso Group
    • Senior Vice President and Group Controller, 2008–2009
    • Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, 2006–2008
    • Several leadership positions, 1992–2006
Christian Bachler

Christian Bachler

  • EVP, Business Area Vita
  • employed 2010
  • b. 1976
  • MBA
  • Austrian citizen

Primary working experience:

  • Fiskars Group 2010–
    • SVP, English & Crystal Living business
    • Vice President, Business & Portfolio Management, Functional Business Europe & Asia-Pacific
    • Director, Kitchen and School, Office & Craft
    • Business Director, Kitchenware category
    • Business Manager, Homeware brands
  • Swarovski 2004–2010
    • Head of Product & Design Management
    • Marketing Manager

Bengt Erlandsson

  • Chief Supply Chain Officer (interim)
  • employed 2022
  • b. 1958
  • Studies in Mechanical Engineering and Economics
  • Swedish Citizen

Primary working experience

2019– 2022 Fazer Group, Chief Procurement Officer (CPO)
2015– 2021 Erlandsson Consulting GmbH (focused on procurement consulting), CEO and owner
2007– 2016 Carlsberg Group, CPO 2007-2015
1979– 2007 IKEA, several leadership positions in procurement

Johan Hedberg

Johan Hedberg

  • Chief Sales Officer, Americas and President, Americas
  • employed 2019
  • b. 1966
  • MBA
  • Swedish citizen

Primary working experience:

  • Fiskars Group 2019–
    • Senior Vice President Global Sales, Living Business
  • Thule Group 2013–2019
    • Vice President Sales and Marketing EMEA and APAC regions
  • Caddiemaster, Inc. 2010–2012
    • Chief Operating Officer
  • Acushnet Company/Fortune Brands 2005–2009
    • Director of International Sales Development
  • Amer Sports Oyj 1996–2005
    • Business Director Suunto EMEA region
    • General Manager Sweden and Denmark
    • Product Manager Wilson Sporting Goods EMEA region

Position of trust:

  • Member of the Board
    • Mountain Top Denmark ApS 2020-

Peter Holmberg

  • Chief Digital Officer
  • employed 2021
  • b. 1968
  • M.Sc. (Econ), eMBA (e-commerce)
  • Danish citizen

Primary working experience:

  • CIO, Pandora A/S, 2016–2021
  • CIO, GN Store Nord. 2014-2016
  • Dir. Global IT Operations, A.P. Møller Maersk / Damco, 2012-2014
  • VP of IT Operations, Carlsberg, 2007-2012
  • VP of Global IT Operations, ISS A/S, 2006-2007
Tuomas Hyyryläinen

Tuomas Hyyryläinen

  • EVP, Business Area Crea
  • employed 2018
  • b. 1977
  • M.Sc. (Econ.)
  • Finnish citizen

Primary working experience:

  • Neste Corporation 2012–2018
    • SVP, Emerging Businesses
    • SVP, Strategy and New Ventures
    • SVP, Strategy
  • F-Secure Corporation, VP, Strategy and Mergers & Acquisitions, 2010–2012
  • Nokia Corporation, leader positions in strategy and business development, 2004–2010

Positions of trust:

  • Member of the Board:
    • Neova Oy 2016–

Gennady Jilinski

  • Chief Sales Officer, Europe and APAC (excl. China)
  • employed 2022
  • b. 1968, M.Sc. (physics), MBA
  • Swiss and Russian citizen

Primary working experience:

Fiskars Group 2022–, Senior Vice President of Sales, Europe and APAC
Sport-advisor 2021–2022, CEO
Amer Sports/Suunto 2016–2021
• Vice President Omni-Channel 2020–2021
• General Manager 2017–2019
Strauss Coffee 2011–2015, Chief Marketing and Innovation Officer
Procter & Gamble 1995–2011, marketing, commercial and general management roles

Anna Mindelöf

  • Chief People Officer
  • employed 2022
  • b. 1968, B.Sc. (Human Resources Management)
  • Swedish citizen

Primary working experience:

  • Fenix Outdoor Ab, Chief Human Resources Officer, 2019-2022
  • Ericsson AB, several roles including Head of Talent, Business Area Networks, 2014-2019
  • Adidas AG, Head of Performance and Succession, EMEA, 2013-2014

Charlene Zappa

  • EVP, Business Area Terra
  • employed 2022
  • b. 1966
  • MBA
  • U.S. citizen

Primary working experience:

  • The J.M. Smucker Co, Senior Vice President, Integrated Consumer Experience & Innovation, 2020-2022
  • Leonora Polonsky & Associates, Senior Consultant 2019
  • Procter & Gamble, 1995-2018, several positions including Vice President & General Manager, Chief Brand-Building Officer, Global Hair Care

Fiskars Corporation has a Managing Director (President and CEO) who is responsible for the day-to-day management and administration of the Company in accordance with the Finnish Companies’ Act, the Company’s Articles of Association and the instructions and orders given by the Board and for reporting to the Board on the developments in the Company’s business operations and financial situation. The President and CEO is also responsible for ensuring that the Company’s accounting methods comply with the applicable law and that financial matters are managed in a reliable manner. The President and CEO is assisted in these duties by the Fiskars Group Leadership Team.

The President and CEO is appointed by the Board of Directors, which also decides on the terms and conditions of the President and CEO’s service contract.

The Fiskars Group Leadership team assists the President and CEO with operational planning and leadership and in preparing matters to be processed by the Board of Directors.

The leadership team is responsible for preparing the Group’s strategy and annual planning, monitoring the performance against set targets and financial reporting and preparing significant investment, acquisition and other decisions. Developing a strong Fiskars culture and collaboration within the Group and promoting common development projects are also among the Group Leadership Team’s key duties.

The Fiskars Group Leadership Team meets regularly, approximately once a month. The President and CEO is responsible for the decisions made by the leadership team, and the leadership team members are responsible for implementing the decisions in their own responsibility areas.