Matti Kähkönen appointed new CEO of Metso
Sept 1 2010 The Board of Directors of Metso has appointed Matti Kähkönen as the new President and Chief Executive Officer of Metso Corporation. He will start in his new position on March 1 next year.
Matti Kähkönen is currently President of Metso’s Mining and Construction Technology segment. He will continue in this position until assuming the duties of CEO of Metso.Kähkönen has a long career at Metso, holding various management positions in the automation as well as the mining and construction technology businesses. He has been a member of the Metso Executive Team since 2001.Matti Kähkönen will take over after Jorma Eloranta, who will retire March 1, 2011.
