Max Alfthan, Senior Vice President, Communications, to pursue new challenges outside Amer Sports
2008-08-07, 11:00
Mr. Max Alfthan, Amer Sports Corporation's Senior Vice President of Communications and an Executive Board member, has accepted the position of Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) at Fiskars Corporation. Alfthan has been responsible for Amer Sports corporate communications since 2001.
Roger Talermo, Amer Sports Corporation, President and CEO: "I would like to thank Max for his effort over the years in developing Amer Sports into the world's leading sports equipment company."
Alfthan will assume his new position during the last quarter of the current year.
For further information, please contact:
Mr Pekka Paalanne, Executive Vice President & CFO, tel. +358 9 7257 8212
AMER SPORTS CORPORATION
Communications
Ms Maarit Mikkonen
Communications Manager
Tel. +358 9 7257 8306, e-mail: maarit.mikkonen@amersports.com
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AMER SPORTS CORPORATION
Amer Sports (www.amersports.com) is the world's leading sports equipment company with internationally recognized brands including Salomon, Wilson, Precor, Atomic and Suunto. All Amer Sports companies develop and manufacture technically advanced products that improve the performance of active sports participants. The Group's business is balanced by its broad portfolio of sports and presence in all major markets.