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Christophe Sut to Start CEO Role at Scanfil in September 2023
February 20, 2023 | ScanfilEstimated reading time: 1 minute
Scanfil and Christophe Sut have signed a CEO agreement. Christophe will start as the new CEO of at the latest on the 1st of September 2023. Until he assumes his new role at Scanfil, the current CEO Petteri Jokitalo will continue as the CEO. After that, Petteri Jokitalo will act as an advisor to the Board of Directors by the end of 2023.
Extensive experience in business development, sales and marketing in B2B environment
Christophe Sut has wide experience in business development, sales, and marketing in B2B companies. Christophe is currently the President of the Manufacturing Solutions at Sandvik Group and prior to that, he has worked for companies such as ASSA ABLOY and Niscayah Group. His previous work experience on the customer side will help Scanfil to further develop its customer services and relationships.
“I am really honored to join Scanfil that is one of the top players in European EMS serving industrial customers,” says Christophe. “We have a great foundation to build future success: wide service range, global factory network and top-notch talents. We have all the elements to build future success together – we want to take our partnership one step forward.”
Christophe will lead Scanfil to the next phase of international growth
Scanfil’s direction for the next few years is crystal clear: drive our and our customers’ profitable growth and assure their industry leader positions also in the future.
“We are delighted to get Christophe on board” says Harri Takanen, Chair of the Board of Directors and a major shareholder of Scanfil. ”We were impressed about his skillset and can-do attitude. He is really an entrepreneurial person – just the right fit for the company.”
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