Fredrik Linde has been appointed Senior Vice President, Operations, and a member of the Tikkurila Management Team. Operations include product care, production, logistics and HSE (Health, Safety and Environment). Linde has worked at Tikkurila since 2009, being previously responsible for supply chain planning (2017-2018) and leading Scandinavian supply chain (2009-2017). During 1998-2009, Linde held several production and HSE-related leadership positions at AstraZeneca in Sweden. Petri Miettinen Senior Vice President, Operations, has been appointed Senior Vice President, Sourcing. He will continue as a member of the Tikkurila Management Team. Previously, Sourcing has been a part of Operations but as of June 1, 2018, it will be separated as its own function including direct and indirect sourcing. Miettinen has worked at Tikkurila and been a member of the Management Team since 2007.