Raisio plc announced that Reetta Kivelä, an internationally renowned food innovator and Doctor of Science in Food Technology, has been appointed Raisio's Chief Innovation Officer and a member of the Executive Committee, effective 14 August 2023. Kivelä will take over the leadership of Raisio's research and product development organisations. The creation of the new Executive Committee position will strengthen the role of innovation in the Raisio Group.

Kivelä is known for her work on the development of a sustainable food chain in both startups and academia. Kivelä's current full-time roles include CIO at Nordic Umami Company, which she co-founded, and professor of practice at the University of Helsinki. At the University of Helsinki, she has been involved in creating an innovation platform on sustainable food systems for researchers and students.

In August, Kivelä will assume a full-time role at Raisio.