Glaston appoints Executive Leadership Team members

Minna Toiviainen and Jens Mayr
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Date: 26 June 2025

Glaston has made two appointments to the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) of Glaston Corporation. The new ELT members will both be reporting to President and CEO Miika Äppelqvist.

Minna Toiviainen, Master of Laws, M.Sc Economics and Business Administration, has been appointed as General Counsel. She will take up her position on 15 September 2025.

Minna Toiviainen joins Glaston from VINCI Energies Finland, where she held the General Counsel position. Prior to this, she has served as General Counsel at Mint of Finland Group, Senior Legal Counsel at Kalmar, and in various legal and project management positions at Cargotec Corporation. Toiviainen brings to Glaston extensive in-house counsel and leadership experience in a global business context.

Jens Mayr, M.Sc. Business Administration has been appointed as EVP Solutions and Operations, starting 1 July 2025. Jens Mayr takes up the position from his current role as SVP Insulating Glass.  

Since joining Glaston in connection with the Bystronic glass acquisition in 2019, Jens Mayr has held various leadership positions related to Insulating Glass technologies, Sales Operations, China Strategy and Business Control. Prior to Glaston, he worked for 10 years at MAG IAS/Fair Friend Group as EVP Finance and in other Finance positions.

“With these appointments, we have a strong and dedicated leadership team in place to lead Glaston on its strategic journey. We have set a roadmap which we are determined to execute, together. I warmly welcome Minna to the Glaston team, and wish Jens success in his new role,” says Miika Äppelqvist, President and CEO of Glaston Corporation.

In addition, the current Business Function Service Supply & Development will be renamed as Services, and will continue to be led by Robert Jenks. He is currently EVP Service Supply & Development, and starting 1 July 2025, EVP Services.

Glaston’s Executive Leadership Team is available on the company’s website.

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