Toni Silfverberg appointed to lead Nokian Tyres Marketing & Sales Excellence team and member of Nokian Tyres management team

Nokian Tyres plc Company Release May 26, 2020, 2:00 p.m.

Mr. Toni Silfverberg has been appointed to lead Nokian Tyres’ new Marketing & Sales Excellence team starting June 1, 2020. Silfverberg will be a member of Nokian Tyres management team and report to Jukka Kasi, SVP Products and Marketing. Toni Silfverberg moves to the position from Nokian Heavy Tyres, where he has been leading sales and marketing globally. Previously Silfverberg has worked in international companies like H+H International A/S and Inion Oy, where he had leading roles in sales and marketing, finance and ICT.

– Toni’s expertise is a great asset in this new position. With the new Marketing & Sales Excellence team we will further develop our customer value creation models and processes including the digital transformation of our business. This will support us in accelerating our growth in North America and Central Europe as well as in strengthening our market leader positions in Nordics and Russia, says Jukka Kasi, SVP Products and Marketing.

– I look forward to this new task of globally developing the marketing and sales operations. A key learning from my career path is that only with excellent team spirit and high level of transparency in our actions we can succeed. The road ahead of us will be full of work, challenges, learnings and fun through success, Toni Silfverberg says.

Nokian Tyres plc

Päivi Antola
SVP, Communications and IR
 

Further information:

Toni Silfverberg, VP, Marketing & Sales Excellence, tel. +358 10 401 7854
Jukka Kasi, SVP, Products and Marketing, tel. +358 10 401 7747

Nokian Tyres develops and manufactures premium tires for people who value safety and sustainability. Inspired by our Scandinavian heritage, we craft innovative products for passenger cars, trucks and heavy machinery that give you peace of mind in all driving conditions. Our Vianor chain provides tire and car services. In 2019, the company’s net sales were EUR 1.6 billion and it employed some 4,700 people. Nokian Tyres is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. Further information: www.nokiantyres.com