Appointment to Glaston’s Executive Leadership Team

Tuomo Nuottimäki, currently VP Sales MEA+ SEAI,
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Glaston Corp. | Tuomo Nuottimäki, currently VP Sales MEA+ SEAI

Date: 8 June 2026

Glaston is strengthening its customer-focused strategy with a renewed leadership structure and the appointment of Tuomo Nuottimäki to its Executive Leadership Team.

Glaston is renewing its commercial leadership structure to have leadership closer to customers in each of its markets. As part of this, Glaston divides its former EMEA + APAC market area into two market areas: Europe, Middle East, Africa and India (EMEAI) and China & Southeast Asia (SEA).

The new structure reflects a focused move to simplify the operating model with clear accountability close to the customer. The changes take effect on July 1, 2026. 

In this connection, Tuomo Nuottimäki, currently VP Sales MEA+ SEAI, is appointed SVP EMEAI and a member of the Executive Leadership Team. Tuomo Nuottimäki will report to CEO Miika Äppelqvist. For over 20 years, Nuottimäki, M.Sc. (Eng.), has held various sales leadership roles at Glaston and brings valuable customer insight to the leadership team.

Following these changes, Glaston's Executive Leadership Team consists of:

  • Miika Äppelqvist, President and CEO
  • Magnus Sjöblom, CFO
  • Jens Mayr, EVP Solutions & Operations
  • Robert Jenks, EVP Services
  • Joe Butler, EVP Americas
  • Tuomo Nuottimäki, SVP EMEAI
  • Minna Toiviainen, General Counsel

“I am very pleased that we can fill this role from within Glaston with a person who has a thorough knowledge of our customers and industry. Tuomo brings decades of experience to our commercial leadership and is committed to developing how we serve customers and enable growth," says Miika Äppelqvist, President and CEO of Glaston.

As of July 1, 2026, market area China & Southeast Asia reports directly to the CEO. 

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