Outokumpu appoints Kati ter Horst as CEO

Outokumpu has appointed Kati ter Horst as president and chief executive, with effect from 9 October at the latest.

She will be located in Outokumpu’s headquarters in Helsinki, Kallanish learns. She joins Outokumpu from Belgian company Aliaxis, a leading fluid management systems company, where she has held the position of divisional ceo for the EMEA region since 2022.

Kati ter Horst has already been a member of the Outokumpu board of directors since 2016 and vice chairman since 2022. Following her appointment, she will resign from the board at the end of September 2024.

“Kati ter Horst has a strong track record in process industries and extensive international leadership experience from complex business environments. Outokumpu’s board of directors is confident that she is the right person to lead the company ahead,” says Kari Jordan, chairman of the board.

On 2 May, Outokumpu announced that incumbent ceo Heikki Malinen had decided to leave the steelmaker to pursue a career opportunity elsewhere.

Christian Koehl Germany

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