Fazer appoints Lara Saulo as Head of Fazer Bakery Business Area
Lara Saulo has been appointed Head of the Fazer Bakery Business Area as of 1 March 2021. Lara Saulo began her career at Fazer in 2017 as EVP, Group Transformation, and has worked as EVP, People & Transformation since 2019. In her new role, Lara Saulo will continue to be member of the Fazer Leadership Team. She will also continue to lead Group Transformation. The process to appoint a new Head of People will start immediately.
The Fazer Bakery Business Area consists of four Business Units: Fazer Bakery Finland, Fazer Bakery Sweden, Fazer Bakery Russia and Fazer Bakery Baltics, which will all report to Lara.
Christoph Vitzthum, President and CEO of Fazer Group, comments: “Fazer has significant opportunities in developing our bakery business in all markets. Lara Saulo is an experienced leader with strong transformation skills and very well suited to lead this exciting business. I am very pleased to announce her appointment.”
In 2020, Fazer Bakery’s net sales totalled 548.6 M€ and the business had 5,880 employees.
Additional information:
Joséphine Mickwitz, EVP, Communications & Sustainability, tel. +358 400 784 889, josephine.mickwitz@fazer.com
Fazer’s media phone line is open Mon–Fri from 8:00 to 16:00, tel. +358 40 668 2998
Fazer Group
Fazer, The Food Experience Company, enables people to enjoy the best moments of their day. In 1891, the young Karl Fazer opened his first café with a mission to make food with a purpose – and a passion to create moments of joy for all the people around him. Shaping the next tastes, traditions and food experiences, Fazer’s vision is Towards Perfect Days. Fazer wants people to experience the Northern Magic it creates and builds on its strong heritage, consumer first approach and innovations to create the sustainable food solutions of the future. The Group focuses on fast-moving consumer goods, operates in eight countries and exports to around 40 countries. In 2020, Fazer Group had net sales of 1.1 billion euros and almost over 8,500 employees. Fazer’s operations comply with ethical principles that are based on the Group’s values and the UN Global Compact.
Northern Magic. Made Real.
