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June
2020Purmo Group’s Board of Directors has appointed John Peter Leesi (born 1961) as the new Chief Executive Officer of Purmo Group. He will start in his new role on 1 July 2020 and report to Tomas von Rettig, Chairman of the Board of Purmo Group.
John Peter, a UK-based Swedish national, has worked as CEO and President of Munters, the global leader in energy efficient air treatment and climate solutions. Before that, he was CEO and President of Luvata, formerly known as Outokumpu Copper Products. John Peter began his professional career at Ericsson.
“Purmo Group is a strong and attractive business already today, but at the same time we see significant potential for further improvements, especially in terms of operational excellence. I would like to thank Perttu Louhiluoto for his excellent work in building the new Purmo Group as we know it today, from having historically been an integrated part of Rettig Group. The company is now in a good position to transition to the next level to become a best-in-class company under the leadership of John Peter Leesi. I am pleased to welcome John Peter, who has a vast amount of relevant industrial and leadership experience and a strong track record in performance improvement”, said Tomas von Rettig.
“I am excited to start as CEO of Purmo Group, the European leader in sustainable indoor climate comfort solutions. Purmo Group’s addressable market is consolidating and there are interesting growth opportunities brought by digitalisation and in energy efficient systems for heating, ventilation and air conditioning. I look forward to working together with Purmo Group’s leadership team and employees to together realise the full potential of Purmo Group”, said John Peter Leesi.
John Peter Leesi succeeds Perttu Louhiluoto who has been Purmo’s Chief Executive Officer since November 2017.
Purmo Group is majority-owned by Rettig Group Ltd.
“Purmo Group is a strong and attractive business already today, but at the same time we see significant potential for further improvements, especially in terms of operational excellence. I would like to thank Perttu Louhiluoto for his excellent work in building the new Purmo Group as we know it today, from having historically been an integrated part of Rettig Group. The company is now in a good position to transition to the next level to become a best-in-class company under the leadership of John Peter Leesi. I am pleased to welcome John Peter, who has a vast amount of relevant industrial and leadership experience and a strong track record in performance improvement”, said Tomas von Rettig.
“I am excited to start as CEO of Purmo Group, the European leader in sustainable indoor climate comfort solutions. Purmo Group’s addressable market is consolidating and there are interesting growth opportunities brought by digitalisation and in energy efficient systems for heating, ventilation and air conditioning. I look forward to working together with Purmo Group’s leadership team and employees to together realise the full potential of Purmo Group”, said John Peter Leesi.
John Peter Leesi succeeds Perttu Louhiluoto who has been Purmo’s Chief Executive Officer since November 2017.
Purmo Group is majority-owned by Rettig Group Ltd.