Inside information: Lamor renews its Group Leadership Team – two new market area SVPs appointed to strengthen customer and market understanding
Lamor Corporation Plc | Stock Exchange Release | October 23, 2024 at 12:05:00 EEST
Inside information: Lamor renews its Group Leadership Team – two new market area SVPs appointed to strengthen customer and market understanding
Lamor is renewing its Group Leadership Team and has appointed two new market area SVPs as the company aims to strengthen customer relationships and focus sales in all its markets.
- Rob James (MSc, Process Safety & Loss Prevention) has been appointed SVP, Europe and Asia as of 11 November 2024.
- Aziz Al-Othman (MSc, Computer-Based Information Systems; Mechanical & Marine Engineer) has been appointed SVP, Middle East and Africa as of 1 November 2024.
Appointments strengthen local customer and market understanding
"We must more precisely select our focus areas within each product line and geographical market area. Similarly, we want to further strengthen our relationships with our key customers. In addition to their extensive industry experience, the two newly appointed SVPs will further strengthen our understanding of our customers, local markets and cultures. I believe that together with them we can create a strong foundation for Lamor's next phase of growth”, says Johan Grön, CEO of Lamor.
"Lamor operates in a market where demand is supported by the global increase in environmental regulation and improved environmental awareness. Our view of the strong potential of the market has not changed. We are involved in tenders of various sizes in the Middle East, Africa and South America. Lamor has a broad product and service offering that offers numerous avenues for creating profitable and sustainable growth, but we have to be better in leveraging it effectively."
Both new SPVs also have extensive experience in Lamor's industry
James joins Lamor from his own oil spill response and incident management consulting firm. He has previously held director positions at Oil Spill Response Ltd, Cleanaway (now part of Veolia) and British Nuclear Fuels. James has also served as chairman of the British Oil Spill Response Association and as the long-time chairman of the international Interspill event.
Al-Othman joins Lamor from his own startup focused on the the commercialization of innovations. He has previously held executive director positions at NEOM Company and the Saudi Environmental Authority NCEC, and leadership positions at Gulf Industrial Technology and Saudi Aramco.
Following the changes, Lamor's Group Leadership Team consists of:
- Johan Grön, CEO
- Vesa Leino, interim CFO (until 31 October 2024) – Mikko Forsell, CFO (as of 1 November 2024)
- Johanna Grönroos, Chief Strategy Officer
- Santiago Gonzalez, SVP, North and South America
- Rob James, SVP, Europe and Asia
- Aziz Al-Othman, SVP, Middle East and Africa
- Juha Korhonen, VP, Supply Chain and Project Management
- Mervi Oikkonen, VP, People and Culture
Östen Lindell (current SVP, Europe and Asia) and Pentti Korjonen (current SVP, Middle East and Africa) will leave their positions in the company. Santiago Gonzalez, who has led the South and North America market area, has also expressed his interest in retirement, and the recruitment of his successor in on-going.
" I would like to thank Pentti and Östen for their important contribution to Lamor in recent years," says Grön.
Lamor is in the silent period and will comment further on the appointments when the Company announces its Q3 results on Thursday, 24 October 2024. The webcast will start on the same day at 10:00 a.m. EEST. The webcast can be followed online at https://lamor.videosync.fi/q3-2024.