Fazer Confectionery

9/1/2009 9:11 AM

Harri-Pekka Kaukonen to lead new business area at Fazer

Fazer’s business is developing and becoming more efficient and, consequently, the organisation will be renewed. The Group’s Executive Vice President Harri-Pekka Kaukonen has been nominated director of the new bakery and confectionery business area.

Signifying the growth of the company, Fazer Group consists of four divisions. Three of them – Fazer Bakeries, Fazer Confectionery and Fazer Russia – will be combined into one single bakery and confectionery business area. Fazer Amica will continue in the food service business as a separate business area.

Doctor of Technology Harri-Pekka Kaukonen (46) has been nominated director of the new bakery and confectionery business area. The nomination will become effective as of 1 January 2010. Kaukonen will continue as Executive Vice President of Fazer Group, and for the time being also as Managing Director of Fazer Russia. Kaukonen joined Fazer in 2003 as CFO. Before that, he worked as partner at McKinsey & Company.

Iris Karjula will continue to be responsible for Fazer Amica’s operations.

Both Kaukonen and Karjula will continue to be members of the Group Management Team, and they will report to Group President Karsten Slotte.
Additional information:
Karsten Slotte, Group President, tel. +358 40 507 7065
Ulrika Romantschuk, SVP, communications, tel. +358 40 566 4246
www.fazer.com
Fazer Group
The origins of Fazer Group lie in a family company founded in 1891 when Karl Fazer opened his first café in Helsinki. Today the Group offers meals, bakery and confectionery products and operates in a total of eight countries. Its operations are based on passion for customer, quality excellence and team spirit. The Group operates in four divisions, which are all committed to creating taste sensations: Fazer Amica, Fazer Bakeries, Fazer Confectionery and Fazer Russia. Fazer Group‘s turnover for 2008 (proforma) was over 1.5 billion euros. The Group employs ca. 17,000 people.

Fazer Amica is a leading contract catering company in the Nordic and the Baltic countries, offering customers delicious food and tailor-made service solutions. The company operates in the Nordic countries, Estonia, Latvia and Russia. Fazer Bakeries offers fresh and tasty bakery products and operates in Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Fazer Confectionery is Finland's leading confectionery company and a strong player in the Baltic Sea region. Fazer's three confectionery factories are located in Finland: chocolate products are manufactured in Vantaa, sugar confectionery in Lappeenranta and chewing gum in Karkkila. Fazer Russia is responsible for Fazer’s bakery operations in Russia and is one of the leading bakery companies in Russia.
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