Remedy Entertainment Plc: Change in Remedy’s core management team: Santtu Kallionpää appointed CFO
Remedy Entertainment Plc Stock Exchange Release August 7, 2024, at 2.00 p.m. EEST
Change in Remedy’s core management team: Santtu Kallionpää appointed CFO
Remedy Entertainment Plc (“Remedy”) has appointed Santtu Kallionpää Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and a member of Remedy’s core management team. He will take up his new position on October 14, 2024, report to the CEO Tero Virtala and will be based in Finland.
Kallionpää has been the VP Finance and Business control of Fazer Confectionery. He holds a master’s degree in engineering from Helsinki University of Technology.
“I am delighted to welcome Santtu Kallionpää to Remedy and our core management team. In addition to his financial expertise, he is experienced in consumer business ranging from steering strategic projects to business development and performance management of key operations. These are valuable competences and relevant skills for Remedy. Santtu will be a good leader and collaborator with both our game and support teams”, said Remedy’s CEO Tero Virtala.
“I am excited to join such a world class gaming company with very interesting future opportunities. I look forward to working together with the talented Remedians", commented Santtu Kallionpää.
Santtu Kallionpää is replacing Remedy’s previous CFO Terhi Kauppi, who left the company in June 2024 as previously announced.
Remedy’s Core Management Team will comprise the following members and roles:
- Tero Virtala, Chief Executive Officer
- Santtu Kallionpää, Chief Financial Officer
- Markus Mäki, Chief Product Officer
- Sami Järvi, Creative Director
- Mikael Kasurinen, Creative Director
- Johannes Paloheimo, Chief Commercial Officer
- Mika Vehkala, Chief Technology Officer
REMEDY ENTERTAINMENT PLC
More information
Tero Virtala, CEO
Phone: +358 9 435 5040
Email: tero.virtala@remedygames.com
Liisa Eloranta, Senior Investor Relations Specialist
Phone: +358 50 4334992
Email: liisa.eloranta@remedygames.com
Remedy in brief
Remedy Entertainment Plc is a pioneering, globally renowned video game company founded in 1995 and headquartered in Finland with an office in Stockholm, Sweden. Known for its story-driven and visually stunning action games, Remedy has created multiple successful, critically acclaimed franchises such as Control, Alan Wake and Max Payne. Remedy also develops its own Northlight game engine and tools technology that powers many of its games. Remedy’s shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki’s official list.