Inside information: Tuomas Oijala appointed CEO of Spinnova – Ben Selby deputy CEO

According to Janne Poranen, Chair of Spinnova's Board of Directors, Tuomas will bring the right kind of competence and experience to the company. "Tuomas has a strong track record of leading international businesses in a competitive global market. He has successfully developed businesses and carried out changes securing profitable growth. His energetic, bold and forward-looking approach is a great fit for Spinnova and important in the company's growth phase,” Poranen says.

"I am honored to join the Spinnova team at this exciting time in the company’s journey towards becoming a key player in sustainable materials and changing the world. It quickly became evident to me that the company has an amazing and unique technology with a lot of potential, important partnerships around the world even at this early stage, and a very strong team of dedicated people," says Tuomas Oijala. Timing couldn’t be better as the company prepares to gear up for growth. I look forward to taking the technology and solutions it can create to our customers on a large scale to help them improve their business," Tuomas continues.

CFO Ben Selby will continue to serve as Spinnova’s interim CEO until Tuomas Oijala starts in the CEO role. Thereafter Ben Selby will continue as deputy CEO and CFO. "On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Ben and the whole personnel for their excellent work during the transition period. I believe that we have found an outstanding leadership combination in Tuomas and Ben, " says Janne Poranen.