Changes in Apetit Plc’s Management Team
Changes in Apetit Plc’s Management Team
Karl Vilhelm Beckman, M.Sc. Agriculture, the CEO of Apetit’s operations in Sweden, Sari Valonen, HRM, Apetit Group’s HR Director, and Miika Kemilä, MA, Apetit Group’s Communications and Sustainability Director, have been appointed as members of the Group’s Management Team as of 1 January 2026.
Valonen has been in charge of her area of responsibility at Apetit since 2020 and Kemilä of his since 2022. Beckman has served as the CEO of Foodhills since 2019. Apetit’s acquisition of Foodhills was completed on 27 November 2025. In their roles, Beckman, Valonen and Kemilä report to CEO Esa Mäki.
“We are strengthening and expanding our management team to meet the strategic needs of the Group. The management team appointments support our success during the forthcoming strategy period,” says Esa Mäki, CEO of Apetit.
As of 1.1.2026, the Apetit Group’s Management Team consists of the following people:
ESA MÄKI
CEO and Director of Food Solutions
SUSANNA TEVÄ
CFO
TIMO HUTTUNEN
Director, Oilseed Products
KARL VILHELM BECKMAN
CEO, Apetit’s operations in Sweden
ARI KULMALA
Director, Production
TIMO PARTOLA
Commercial Director
SARI VALONEN
HR Director
MIIKA KEMILÄ
Communications and Sustainability Director
Additional background information on all current members of the Apetit’s corporate management team can be found at Apetit’s website.
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