Valio is adjusting its executive team and organisational model as of October 1, 2025. The goal is to become more agile and better able to respond quickly to changes in the market and to customer needs, says CEO Annikka Hurme.

A key change in Valio’s organization is that all sales activities will be consolidated into a new business unit. According to a press release from the leading Finnish dairy cooperative, this is intended to ensure more efficient development of standardized practices, processes, and competencies – while also making it possible to leverage sales expertise across the entire organization.

The new executive team and their areas of responsibility:

• Marianne Tammela: Dairy-based businesses (milk powder, fresh products, cheese, butter, and packaging)
• Tuomas Salusjärvi: Growth businesses and renewal (including Valio Aimo, subsidiaries, and sustainability)
• Timo Pajari: Sales and commercial activities (covering all sales globally). Pajari also joins the executive team as a new member.
• Elli Siltala: Primary production, sustainability, and communications (including Public Affairs)
• Ismo Nikkola: Business support functions (strategy, brands, marketing, digital customer experience, data, and AI)

Unchanged areas:

• Operations – Juha Penttilä
• Finance – Jyri Virrantuomi
• HR (People) – Katja Lindholm

Read Valio’s full press release HERE

Photo: Valio

By LWM