Huhtamaki Appoints Riikka Tieaho as Executive Vice President for Sustainability and Legal

Huhtamaki has appointed Riikka Tieaho (50) as Executive Vice President, Sustainability, Corporate Affairs & Legal, and General Counsel. She will join the Global Executive Team, reporting to President and CEO Ralf K. Wunderlich, starting no later than June 1, 2026, based in Espoo, Finland.

Riikka joins from Wolt, where she served as General Counsel since 2020, bringing 20 years of legal and leadership experience from Nokia, a global publicly listed company.

Aino Kyytsönen has been appointed internally as Interim Senior Vice President, Sustainability, Corporate Affairs & Legal, and General Counsel until Riikka's arrival.

“We are pleased to welcome Riikka to Huhtamaki and to our Global Executive Team. Her strong track record leading legal and compliance functions in global, high-growth environments will be instrumental as we continue to strengthen sustainability and governance at the core of our operations while accelerating profitable growth,” says Ralf K. Wunderlich, President and CEO of Huhtamaki.

“I am delighted to join Huhtamaki at a time when sustainability, strong governance, and responsible growth are at the core of the company’s strategy. Huhtamaki's strong heritage, global operating environment, and clear ambition to be a leader in sustainable packaging solutions strongly resonate with me. I look forward to working closely with the Global Executive Team to further strengthen the company’s sustainability, corporate affairs, and legal capabilities, and to contributing to Huhtamaki’s journey toward becoming the first choice in sustainable packaging solutions,” says Riikka Tieaho.

Following this change, Huhtamaki’s Global Executive Team comprises Ralf K. Wunderlich (Chair), President and CEO; Fredrik Davidsson, President, Foodservice Packaging; Sara Engber, President, Fiber Packaging; Thomas Geust, Chief Financial Officer; Axel Glade, President, Flexible Packaging; Katariina Kravi, Executive Vice President, Human Resources, Safety and Communications; Ann O’Hara, President, North America; Riikka Tieaho, Executive Vice President, Sustainability, Corporate Affairs and Legal (latest June 1, 2026); and Changsheng Wu, Executive Vice President, Procurement.

For further information, contact Ralf K. Wunderlich, President & CEO, tel. +358 10 686 7058.