Markus Hellström appointed MD of Fazer Confectionery
Markus Hellström has been appointed Managing Director of Fazer Confectionery and member of the Fazer Group Management Team. He has for the past 6 years worked as the Managing Director of Fazer Bakery Finland. Hellström will assume the role of MD of Fazer Confectionery on 1 October.
Markus Hellström is an experienced business leader in fast-moving consumer goods with a demonstrated track record in driving performance and change. He is highly engaged in sustainability and consumer-driven business development. He has made a diversified career within Fazer Group which he joined already in 1998. He has worked as the Managing Director of Fazer Bakery Finland for the past 6 years.
President & CEO of Fazer Group, Christoph Vitzthum says: “Markus Hellström is a solution-oriented leader with a proven result track. Not only does he have a strong background of driving business, but he is also known to be a good leader. I am especially proud that we can appoint the right person with the required competence and skills from within Fazer.”
“In this fast-changing world and the current global challenges, people return to their roots with traditional ingredients and products. At the same time, growth and innovations will be the key enablers in heading Fazer Confectionery in executing its strategy. I am very inspired by this exciting opportunity and look forward to joining the Fazer Confectionery team,” Markus Hellström says.
Additional information:
Liisa Eerola, VP, Communications, tel. +358 44710 8860, liisa.eerola@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 is going 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 2019, Fazer Group had net sales of 1.1 billion euros and almost 9,000 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.
