Tero Tynkkynen appointed Chief Commercial Officer for Fazer Group

Tero Tynkkynen (b. 1969) has been appointed Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) for Fazer Group and member of the Fazer Leadership Team. Tero has held the interim CCO position since 1 March 2024, and has demonstrated commendable leadership in steering the newly established Group Commercial Organisation.  

Tero Tynkkynen joined Fazer from Futuoffice Oy, where he served as Senior Vice President of Business Development. Prior to that, he had a long career at both Amer Sports and Procter & Gamble, where he held various executive leadership positions.

"I am delighted to appoint Tero Chief Commercial Officer for Fazer Group. Tero will lead Fazer Group's new Commercial Organisation, which is pivotal in fostering growth and further enhancing our customer relationships through a shared and profound understanding of our customers and consumers across the organisation. The commercial organisation's robust start is promising, and I am eager to see it fully support Fazer’s businesses and strategic targets.," says Christoph Vitzthum, President and CEO.

"My first months at Fazer have been exciting, and I am thrilled to continue working with our engaged team. I am looking forward to driving growth with our fantastic brands and products, both within our local markets and on an international scale," says Tero Tynkkynen.

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Joséphine Mickwitz, Executive Vice President, Communications and Sustainability,
Fazer Group, josephine.mickwitz@fazer.com, tel. +358 400 784 889

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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 more than 130-year heritage, consumer first approach and innovations to create the sustainable food solutions of the future. With our dedicated team of approximately 5,000 professionals, we focus on fast-moving consumer goods and our direct-to-consumer business in Northern Europe, and beyond with exports to more than 40 countries. Fazer’s operations comply with its Code of Conduct that is based on the Group’s values and the UN Global Compact. In 2023, Fazer Group had net sales of 1.200 million euros. 

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