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 November 1, 2024

Nathalie Ahlström, President and CEO, CEO of Vita (interim) // Jussi Siitonen, Chief Financial Officer & deputy to the President and CEO of Fiskars Group // Dr. Steffen Hahn, CEO of Fiskars // Anna Mindelöf, Chief People Officer (member of the Fiskars Group Leadership Team until 1 April 2025) // Aamir Shaukat, Executive Vice President, Group Operations and Sustainability

Nathalie Ahlström

Nathalie Ahlström

  • Fiskars Group’s President and CEO, CEO of Vita (interim)
  • 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

  • Group CFO & deputy to the President and CEO of Fiskars Group
  • 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

Other positions of trust:

  • Finnair Group
    • Member of the Board and the Audit Committee 2024-

 

Dr. Steffen Hahn

  • Fiskars, CEO
  • employed 2024
  • b. 1976
  • Dr. oec. (consumer behaviour), Dipl-Ing. (Industrial Engineering) and M.Sc. (Mgmt of Production)
  • German Citizen

 

Primary working experience

  • Weber Inc. 2020- 2023
    • President EMEA & Global Commercial
    • President EMEA •
    • Senior Vice President, Commercial EMEA
  • McKinsey & Company 2013-2020
    • Associate Partner
  • Procter & Gamble 2003-2012
    • several positions as brand and business leader

Anna Mindelöf

  • Chief People Officer (member of the Fiskars Group Leadership Team until 1 April 2025)
  • employed 2022
  • b. 1968, B.Sc. (Human Resources Management)
  • Swedish citizen

Primary working experience:

  • Fenix Outdoor AG, Chief HR Officer and Head of Internal Communications, 2019-2022
  • Ericsson AB, Head of Talent, Business Area Networks 2014-2019
  • Adidas AG, Head of Performance and Succession, Head of Learning 2013-2014
  • Universum, Global Head of HR 2011-2013
  • Adidas Group,  HR director Nordics 2007-2011, Head of Customer services 2004-2006

Aamir Shaukat

  • Executive Vice President, Group Operations and Sustainability
  • employed 2023
  • b. 1976
  • Diplom in Industrial Engineering and Management
  • German Citizen

Primary working experience

  • EssilorLuxottica 2019-2023, Vice President, Group Sourcing and Procurement
  • JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS 2015-2019, Chief Procurement Officer
  • Mars 2012-2015, Vice President Procurement Indirect
  • Beiersdorf 2003-2012: several supply chain and procurement positions

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.