Moventas has made two new appointments in its global management team. Mika Nieminen has been appointed to run the company’s operations globally and Gerwin Klaner, has been appointed to lead the Industrial Gears business area.
Mika Nieminen joins Moventas as Senior Vice President of Operations from Metso, where he has held a similar positions. Nieminen will be in charge of Moventas’ global production and procurement operations, as well as the strategic investments and development of production. Moventas’ production sites in Finland, Germany, United States and China report to Nieminen. Gerwin Klaner is appointed Senior Vice President of the Industrial Gears business area. He has been in charge of Moventas’ German company for over ten years and has been a part of the Industrial Gears business area management team. The appointments of Klaner and Nieminen will come to effect on 1 October, 2012. Ahti Ahonen, who has led both Moventas’ Operations and the Industrial Gears business area since last winter, will retire at the end of the year.
Mika Nieminen joins Moventas as Senior Vice President of Operations from Metso, where he has held a similar positions. Nieminen will be in charge of Moventas’ global production and procurement operations, as well as the strategic investments and development of production. Moventas’ production sites in Finland, Germany, United States and China report to Nieminen. Gerwin Klaner is appointed Senior Vice President of the Industrial Gears business area. He has been in charge of Moventas’ German company for over ten years and has been a part of the Industrial Gears business area management team. The appointments of Klaner and Nieminen will come to effect on 1 October, 2012. Ahti Ahonen, who has led both Moventas’ Operations and the Industrial Gears business area since last winter, will retire at the end of the year.
