Fazer Confectionery: Saulo succeeds Hellström

Helsinki / FI. (fg) Lara Saulo has been appointed Managing Director for Fazer Confectionery Business Area. In her new role, she succeeds Markus Hellström who has decided to take up a position outside the company. Lara will assume her new role on January 02, 2023. Lara Saulo began her career at Fazer in 2017 as EVP, Group Transformation, worked as EVP, People and Transformation since 2019 and as Managing Director for Fazer Bakery Business Area since 2021.

«I am very pleased to welcome Lara in this position. As a seasoned leader with strong business and leadership skills, she is very well suited to lead the Confectionery business,» comments Christoph Vitzthum, President and CEO of Finland’s Fazer Group. «I also already at this point want to thank Hellström for his strong contribution to Fazer’s success and wish him all the best for the future», Vitzthum continues.

Marko Bergholm will assume the role of acting Head of Fazer Bakery Business Area in addition to his role as Managing Director Bakery Finland. Markus Hellström will leave Fazer at the latest in May 2023, and until then focus on supporting the project to construct a new state-of-the-art confectionery factory.