HögforsGST is changing its Leadership Team as of December 1st, 2024.

The new Leadership Team consists of eight members, three of whom are new additions. CEO Adel Hattab, Technical Director Petri Strandén, Production and Purchasing Director Tero Tikanmäki, CFO Pasi Taipalus, and Erkki Eklund, who has been nominated Director, Market Area Finland, will continue as members.

The team’s new additions are Anders Josefsson, nominated Director, Market Area Sweden & Norway; Iiro Tuomola, nominated Director, Business Development and ICT; and JMartin Grännsjö, nominated Head of Product Management.

“We have recently updated HögforsGST’s business strategy and organisational structure to meet the market’s demands better. I am confident that these changes clarify our leadership structure and enable us to function more efficiently as a company. I am warmly welcoming Iiro, Anders, and JMartin to the Leadership Team, and I am looking forward to steering HögforsGST on a stronger growth track together with the Leadership Team”, says Adel Hattab, CEO of HögforsGST.

Adel Hattab speaking to HögforsGST's staff at Leppävirta factory
Adel Hattab speaking to HögforsGST’s staff at Leppävirta factory

Antti Hartman, who previously served as CEO, will continue to work with HögforsGST as an external consultant. He will focus on strategically important projects, including HögforsGST’s expansion through mergers and acquisitions. Hartman also remains a shareholder of HögforsGST.

“Antti’s contribution to HögforsGST will remain crucial. I want to thank Antti for his essential role in HögforsGST’s success and for his support,” Hattab says.

HögforsGST’s Leadership Team as of December 1st, 2024

  • CEO Adel Hattab
  • Director, Business Development & ICT Iiro Tuomola
  • Director, Market Area Finland Erkki Eklund
  • Director, Market Area Sweden & Norway Anders Josefsson
  • Head of Product Management JMartin Grännsjö
  • Technical Director Petri Strandén
  • Production and Purchasing Director Tero Tikanmäki
  • CFO Pasi Taipalus

HögforsGST’s Leadership Team

Adel Hattab

Chief Executive Officer

+358 40 751 7368
adel.hattab@hogforsgst.com

Erkki Eklund

Director, Market Area Finland

+358 400 738 032
erkki.eklund@hogforsgst.com

Anders Josefsson

Director, Market Area Sweden & Norway

+46 (0)73-360 87 00 / +46 (0)63-660 44 42
anders.josefsson@hogforsgst.com

Tero Tikanmäki

Production and Purchasing Director

+358 400 738 033
tero.tikanmaki@hogforsgst.com

Petri Strandén

Technical Director

+358 40 309 2297
petri.stranden@hogforsgst.com

Pasi Taipalus

Chief Financial Officer

+358 438241947
pasi.taipalus@hogforsgst.com

Iiro Tuomola HögforsGST

Iiro Tuomola

Director, Business Development and ICT

+358 40 779 3103
iiro.tuomola@hogforsgst.com

JMartin Grännsjö

Head of Product Management

+46 76-050 10 08
jmartin.grannsjo@hogforsgst.com