Woodly’s Board of Directors has appointed Kenneth Lindfors as its new Chief Executive Officer. He will start immediately. Kenneth is a proven leader with a strong track record of building winning teams and driving business growth across Europe, the UK, and the Middle East.
Before joining Woodly, he served as the Chief Commercial Officer at Siili Solutions Plc for three years. In addition to his international experience, he has extensive knowledge of global branding, go-to-market strategies and commercialising technology solutions.
Kenneth holds an MBA from the Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration.
“We are delighted to welcome Kenneth as our new CEO. He is a dynamic business leader with an excellent track record in global businesses and market openings. He has the right entrepreneurial approach and is ready to put skin in the game. The Board looks forward to Kenneth realising the full potential of Woodly, which provides a new wood-based solution to the plastics and material markets,” said Marko Parkkinen, Woodly’s Chair of the Board of Directors.
“I am thrilled to have been appointed to lead Woodly, a company known for its impressive innovation and solid IPR portfolio. As Woodly has recurring revenue streams in Finland and Norway and promising client openings in the UK, Poland and Japan, I am excitedly taking the company to its next phase from a startup to scale up with a proven value-creating application to its technology globally.
Moreover, I am focusing on establishing Woodly in the UK market, which I believe holds immense potential for our innovative food-to-go solutions”, stated Kenneth Lindfors, Woodly’s CEO.
Contacts:
Marko Parkkinen, Chair of the Board of Directors, Tel. +358 (0)44 580 2676, marko.parkkinen[at]woodly.com
Kenneth Lindfors, CEO of Woodly, Tel. 358 (0)50 342 5295, kenneth.lindfors[at]woodly.com
About Woodly
Woodly Oy is a Finnish company developing materials technology, whose commercial product is a new type of wood cellulose-based plastic material – Woodly®. Woodly® material has the same characteristics as conventional fossil plastics and is also recyclable. In addition to packaging, it can be used to produce products for different uses. woodly.com