Relais Group Oyj: Changes in Relais Group's Management Team
Relais Group Plc
Stock Exchange Release 18 March 2025, 6:45 pm EET
Relais Group Plc streamlines its Management Team and redefines responsibilities to speed up the decision-making process and strategy implementation.
Relais Group has decided to assign specific responsibility areas to certain Management Team members. With the introduction of these new responsibility areas, Relais Group aims to speed up the decision-making process and the implementation of the Group's strategy and M&A activities across both of Relais Group's geographical segments.
Johan Carlos, Managing Director of Strands Group AB, will in addition to his current tasks be responsible for the development of Relais Group's Products business area, including the strategic brand development across all business areas.
Juan Garcia, Regional Managing Director of Scandinavia, will in addition to his current tasks be responsible for the development of the Group's Technical Wholesale business area.
Jan Popov, the Managing Director of Raskone Ltd, will in addition to his current tasks be responsible for the development of the Group's commercial vehicle Repair and Maintenance business area.
The changes are effective immediately. These changes will not impact on the structure of Relais Group's current financial reporting segments. In this context, the Group Management Team membership of Ville Mikkonen and Jon Strand ends.
"I am confident that by introducing these business area-focused development responsibilities, we can better utilize the competence that we have in our Group to support the implementation of our strategy. With a more streamlined Management Team structure we can speed up the decision-making process and also allocate more management focus to our M&A activities. Finally, I would like to express my warmest thanks to Ville and Jon for their significant contribution in the Management Team of Relais Group during the last several years", says Arni Ekholm, CEO of Relais Group.
Relais Group's Management Team as of 1 April 2025:
- Arni Ekholm, Group CEO
- Thomas Ekström, Group CFO
- Sebastian Seppänen, Director M&A and Business Development
- Jan Popov, Managing Director, Raskone Oy
- Juan Garcia, Regional Managing Director, Scandinavia
- Johan Carlos, Managing Director, Strands Group AB
- Juri Viitaniemi, Director Compliance, Legal and HR
RELAIS GROUP PLC
Further information:
Arni Ekholm, CEO
Telephone: +358 40 760 3323
Email: arni.ekholm@relais.fi
Distribution:
Nasdaq Helsinki
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Relais Group
Relais Group is a leading consolidator and acquisition platform on the vehicle aftermarket in the Nordic and Baltic countries. We have a sector focus in vehicle life cycle enhancement and related services. We also serve as a growth platform for the companies we own.
We are a profitable company seeking strong growth. We carry out targeted acquisitions in line with our growth strategy and want to be an active player in the consolidation of the aftermarket in our area of operation. Our acquisitions are targeted at companies having a good strategic fit with our group companies.
Our net sales in 2024 was EUR 322.6 (2023: 284.3) million. During 2024, we completed two acquisitions. We employ approximately 1,300 professionals in six different countries. The Relais Group share is listed on the Main Market of Nasdaq Helsinki with the stock symbol RELAIS.