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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Vesa Leino

CFO (acting)

  • Acting CFO since March 2024
  • Earlier has acted as interim CFO for many other companies through Greenstep, as CFO and CEO at Enedo, as well as held management positions at Microsoft and Nokia
  • Master of Science Degree in Economics from the Turku School of Economics
  • Finnish citizen
  • Born: 1969

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Johanna Grönroos

Chief Strategy Officer

  • Chief Strategy Officer since December 2023
  • CDO in 2021-2023
  • Earlier positions include partner and management team positions at Ernst & Young Oy and a specialist position in Kesko's Group administration
  • Master of Science Degree in Economics from the Turku School of Economics
  • APA examination (passed in 2004)
  • Finnish citizen
  • Born 1977

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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-Ohtman

SVP, Middle East and Africa (as of 1 Nov. '24)

  • SVP, Middle East and Africa starting 1 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
  • Business Controller, Eurasia and Managing Director of Lamor Beijing since 2023
  • 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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Juha Korhonen

VP, Supply Chain and Project Management

  • VP, Supply Chain and Project Management since February 2024
  • Director, Supply Chain 2023-2024
  • Previously several production and technology leadership positions at ABB
  • Master of Science in Engineering (production technology) from Helsinki University of Technology (currently Aalto University), Finland
  • Finnish citizen
  • Born 1978

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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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