Petteri Nisonen has been appointed Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) of Fazer Group
Petteri Nisonen has been appointed Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) of Fazer Group and member of the extended Fazer Leadership Team. Nisonen has held the position on an interim basis since February 2022, when Bengt Erlandsson stepped down from the position.
Petteri Nisonen is an experienced procurement leader with a strong track record of leading and developing procurement in international organisations. For the past four years, Petteri has been responsible for sourcing raw materials and packaging at Fazer and has played an important role in the systematic development of procurement with a One Fazer spirit, creating sustainable value and contributing to Fazer’s success.
“The CPO plays a very important role at Fazer, particularly in the current environment where we are facing challenges in global supply, both in terms of cost inflation and availability of raw materials, packaging, energy and logistics. Petteri is an experienced leader with a strong track record in critical areas of procurement, as well as driving transformation in international settings. I am very pleased to welcome Petteri to this position.” Christoph Vitzthum, President and CEO of Fazer Group comments.
Additional information:
Joséphine Mickwitz, EVP, Communications & Sustainability, tel. +358 400 784 889, josephine.mickwitz@fazer.com
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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 professionals, we focus on fast-moving consumer goods and our direct-to-consumer business in the Nordics, Baltics, 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 and employed approximately 8,000 people.
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