Markus Hellström leaves Fazer - Lara Saulo appointed Managing Director for Fazer Confectionery
Lara Saulo has been appointed Managing Director for Fazer Confectionery Business Area. In her new role, she succeeds Markus Hellström who has decided to take up a position outside the company. Lara will assume her new role on January 2, 2023.
Lara Saulo began her career at Fazer in 2017 as EVP, Group Transformation, worked as EVP, People & Transformation since 2019 and as Managing Director for Fazer Bakery Business Area since 2021.
“I am very pleased to welcome Lara in this position. As a seasoned leader with strong business and leadership skills, she is very well suited to lead the Confectionery business,” comments Christoph Vitzthum, President & CEO of Fazer Group. “I also already at this point want to thank Markus for his strong contribution to Fazer’s success and wish him all the best for the future”, Christoph continues.
Marko Bergholm will assume the role of acting Head of Fazer Bakery Business Area in addition to his role as Managing Director Bakery Finland.
Markus Hellström will leave Fazer at the latest in May 2023, and until then focus on supporting the project to construct a new state-of-the-art confectionery factory.
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Fazer Group
Fazer, The Food Experience Company, enables people to enjoy the best moments of their day. Our mission, Food with a purpose, builds on our strong 130-year heritage, consumer first approach and innovations to create the sustainable food solutions of the future. With our dedicated team of approximately 6,000 professionals, we focus on fast-moving consumer goods and our direct-to-consumer business in Northern Europe, and beyond with exports to some 40 different countries. Fazer’s operations comply with its Code of Conduct that is based on the Group’s values and the UN Global Compact. In 2021, Fazer Group had net sales of 1.1 billion euros.
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