Group Leadership Team

The task of Lamor Group’s Leadership Team is to support the CEO in the business planning and operational management. In addition, the Group Leadership Team prepares possible investments, acquisitions and development projects.

The members of the Group Leadership Team have been given broad mandates in their areas of responsibility, and they have a duty to develop Lamor’s operations in accordance with the goals set by the Board of Directors and the CEO.

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Johan Grön

CEO

  • CEO since 15 December 2023
  • COO in 2022-2023
  • Earlier director positions at Gasum, Outotec and Xylem Inc.  and in  several management positions at companies including Stora Enso and Valmet.
  • D.Sc., Chem.Eng. from the Åbo Akademi
  • Finnish citizen
  • Born 1966

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Mikko Forsell

CFO

  • CFO since November 2024
  • Earlier has acted as CFO for Verkkokauppa.com, HKScan and Metsä Tissue
  • M.Sc., Engineering from Helsinki University of Technology and M.Sc., Economics, from Helsinki School of Economics
  • Finnish citizen
  • Born: 1974

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Richard Hill

COO

  • COO since November 2024
  • Previously, Director of Lamor's Environmental Protection Product Portfolio, and various management positions in e.g. Vikoma International and Markleen Limited
  • BTEC National in Engineering, Isle of Wight Technical College, UK
  • Citizen of Great Britain
  • Born 1979

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Santiago Gonzalez

SVP, North and South America

  • SVP, North and South America since 2022
  • Before joining Lamor, Santiago has served as a General Manager of Corena Ecuador, which is member of Lamor Group
  • Industrial Engineer from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
  • Colombian and Spanish citizen
  • Born 1962

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Aziz Al-Othman

SVP, Middle East and Africa

  • SVP, Middle East and Africa since November 2024
  • Earlier posibition include director positions at NEOM Company, NCEC, Gulf Industrial Technologies and manager positions at Saudi Aramco
  • MSc, Computer-Based Information Systems
  • Citizen of Saudi Arabia
  • Born 1972

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Rob James

SVP, Europe and Asia (as of 11 Nov. '24)

  • SVP, Europe and Asia starting 11 November 2024
  • Previously, several leadership positions Oil Spill Response Ltd, Cleanaway Ltd, and International Environmental Management Ltd, a British Nuclear Fuels Plc subsidiary
  • BSc, Physics and MSc, Process Safety & Loss Prevention, University of Sheffield, UK
  • Citizen of Great Britain
  • Born 1963

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Mervi Oikkonen

VP, People and Culture

  • HR Director from 2022
  • Before joining Lamor, Mervi has served in HR director positions at Neste Oyj and in different business units at ABB Oy
  • Master of Science Degree in Economics from the Helsinki School of Economics
  • Finnish citizen
  • Born 1976

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