Orion Oyj announced that Juhani Kankaanpää has been appointed as Senior Vice President, Global Operations, and member of the Executive Management Board as of 1 November 2022. Mr. Kankaanpää has been working in management positions at Orion since 2016 with responsibility for, among other things, developing operational activities, leading the controller team and leading the Orion Group's strategy process. He is currently responsible for the integration of Orion Animal Health and the acquired veterinary pharmaceutical company Inovet (VMD).

Previously, he has held several operational management positions at Orkla, and has worked as a consultant at The Boston Consulting Group. Mr. Kankaanpää holds a Master of Science in Technology (industrial engineering and management) degree. Liisa Hurme will start as Orion's President and CEO on 1 November 2022.