Fazer Group: appoints interim Chief Commercial Officer

Helsinki / FI. (fg) Tero Tynkkynen (born 1969) has been appointed interim Chief Commercial Officer and member of Fazer’s Leadership Team as of 01 March 2024. He will lead the newly established Group Commercial Organisation on an interim basis until the ongoing recruitment process for the permanent Chief Commercial Officer has been finalised. Tynkkynen joins Fazer from Futuoffice Oy, where he has worked as Senior Vice President of Business Development. Prior to that, he had a long career at both Amer Sports and Procter + Gamble, where he held various executive leadership positions.

«Tero has an extensive experience and proven track-record in business management in large international companies, and he is a leader with a strong commercial vision and drive. Tero will lead Fazer Group’s new Commercial Organisation, which has been established to drive growth and further deepen our customer relations based on common and deep customer and consumer understanding throughout the organisation. I warmly welcome Tero to Fazer,» says Christoph Vitzthum, President and CEO.

«Fazer is a trusted and beloved brand in Finland and has strong market presence also across Northern Europe. I am thrilled to join the team and look forward to driving growth both in the domestic market and internationally,» says Tero Tynkkynen.