Ponsse Plc appointed Katja Paananen, M.A., as the Chief Responsibility Officer and a member of the Management Team starting from 16 January 2023. Paananen will report to Petri Härkönen, CFO and Deputy CEO, and her workplace will be in Vieremä.
In terms of accountability, communication, and marketing responsibilities, Katja Paananen has more than 20 years of professional experience at Ponsse Plc. Paananen, who has been the sustainability manager of Ponsse Plc since April 2021, will move from her current role to the new one. Paananen was in charge of the Group’s communications prior to this.
“The role of responsibility in Ponsse’s business has grown strongly due to the company’s new strategy and goals, as well as the requirements of our stakeholders. Responsibility guides the company’s future, growth and development. Consequently, we want to strengthen its role both in the management and in all our operations. Ponsse’s values have always been based on responsible operating methods. This provides us with a solid foundation for our development work”, says Juho Nummela, President and CEO of Ponsse Plc.
Other members of Ponsse Plc’s nine-member Management Team in addition to Chief Responsibility Office Katja Paananen are:
- Juho Nummela, President and CEO
- Petri Härkönen, Chief Financial Officer and Deputy CEO
- Juha Inberg, Chief R&D and Technology Officer
- Tiina Kautonen, Chief Human Resources Officer
- Marko Mattila, Chief, Sales, Service & Marketing Officer
- Tapio Mertanen, Chief Service Business Officer
- Miika Soininen, Chief Digital Officer
- Tommi Väänänen, Chief Operations Officer
Ponsse Plc, which specialises in the sale, manufacture, upkeep, and technology of cut-to-length technique forest machines, is motivated by a sincere concern in its clients’ commercial endeavours. Based on the requirements of the customer, Ponsse designs and produces sustainable and creative harvesting systems. The company was established by forest machine entrepreneur Einari Vidgrén in 1970 and has been a forerunner in timber harvesting solutions based on the cut-to-length method ever since.
