{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"143371","rtpr_id":"nWkr3QWp7m-20260915","ticker":"RAIVV","exchange":"Nasdaq Helsinki","all_tickers":["RAIVV"],"title":"Change in Raisio's leadership team: Mika Saarinen will leave his position as Raisio plc's CFO","author":"Cision","published_at":"2026-09-15T08:15:08.918Z","article_body":"Raisio Oyj\nRaisio plc, Stock Exchange Release 15 September 2026, at 11:15 EET\n\nRaisio plc’s Chief Financial Officer and member of Raisio’s Group\nLeadership Team Mika Saarinen has decided to leave the company.\n\nHead of Financial Business Support Lassi Rajala will take up the role in an\nacting capacity with immediate effect and will continue in this capacity until\nSaarinen’s successor has been appointed and takes up the position.\n\n“I would like to extend my sincere thanks to Mika Saarinen for his\nsignificant contribution for Raisio. Under his leadership the company has\nstrengthened its financial operating model, reporting and support for business\ndecision-making. I wish him every success and all the best for the future,”\nsays CEO Elli Siltala.\n\nRaisio plc has initiated a search for a successor.\n\nRaisio plc\nElli Siltala, CEO\n \n\nFurther information:\nElli Siltala, CEO, tel. +358 50 384 2532\n\nRaisio plc\nRaisio’s beloved brands make life more fulfilling for millions of people\nacross Europe. We make food that combines delicious taste and convenience with\nscientifically proven health benefits in a way that gets people hooked on good\nhabits. Our strong brands, such as Benecol® and Elovena®, turn our ambitions\ninto reality. We stay hungry for growth and we aim to be distinctly more\ninventive than others. We have around 350 professionals focused on healthy\nfood in six countries and export to more than 40 markets around the world.\nRaisio's shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. In 2025, the Group’s\ncomparable net sales for continuing operations were EUR 224.2 million and the\ncomparable EBIT was EUR 28.5 million. www.raisio.com\n\nhttps://news.cision.com/raisio-oyj/r/change-in-raisio-s-leadership-team--mika-saarinen-will-leave-his-position-as-raisio-plc-s-cfo%2Cc4396123\n\n\n\n(c) Cision 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nWkr3QWp7m-20260915","title":"Change in Raisio's leadership team: Mika Saarinen will leave his position as Raisio plc's CFO","author":"Cision","ticker":"RAIVV","created":"2026-09-15T08:15:08.918Z","tickers":["RAIVV"],"exchange":"Nasdaq Helsinki","article_body":"Raisio Oyj\nRaisio plc, Stock Exchange Release 15 September 2026, at 11:15 EET\n\nRaisio plc’s Chief Financial Officer and member of Raisio’s Group\nLeadership Team Mika Saarinen has decided to leave the company.\n\nHead of Financial Business Support Lassi Rajala will take up the role in an\nacting capacity with immediate effect and will continue in this capacity until\nSaarinen’s successor has been appointed and takes up the position.\n\n“I would like to extend my sincere thanks to Mika Saarinen for his\nsignificant contribution for Raisio. Under his leadership the company has\nstrengthened its financial operating model, reporting and support for business\ndecision-making. I wish him every success and all the best for the future,”\nsays CEO Elli Siltala.\n\nRaisio plc has initiated a search for a successor.\n\nRaisio plc\nElli Siltala, CEO\n \n\nFurther information:\nElli Siltala, CEO, tel. +358 50 384 2532\n\nRaisio plc\nRaisio’s beloved brands make life more fulfilling for millions of people\nacross Europe. We make food that combines delicious taste and convenience with\nscientifically proven health benefits in a way that gets people hooked on good\nhabits. Our strong brands, such as Benecol® and Elovena®, turn our ambitions\ninto reality. We stay hungry for growth and we aim to be distinctly more\ninventive than others. We have around 350 professionals focused on healthy\nfood in six countries and export to more than 40 markets around the world.\nRaisio's shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. In 2025, the Group’s\ncomparable net sales for continuing operations were EUR 224.2 million and the\ncomparable EBIT was EUR 28.5 million. www.raisio.com\n\nhttps://news.cision.com/raisio-oyj/r/change-in-raisio-s-leadership-team--mika-saarinen-will-leave-his-position-as-raisio-plc-s-cfo%2Cc4396123\n\n\n\n(c) Cision 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-09-15T08:15:09.458917848Z","server_sent_at_ms":1789460109458},"received_at":"2026-09-15T08:15:09.515Z","source_url":"https://news.cision.com/raisio-oyj/r/change-in-raisio-s-leadership-team--mika-saarinen-will-leave-his-position-as-raisio-plc-s-cfo%2Cc4396123"},"analysis":{"id":"132203","press_release_id":"143371","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Food Products","sector":"Consumer Staples"},"redFlags":["CFO departure without a disclosed reason","finance chief seat filled on an acting basis until a permanent successor is appointed"],"eventType":"executive_change","narrative":"Raisio plc's CFO Mika Saarinen has decided to leave the company, and Head of Financial Business Support Lassi Rajala assumes the role in an acting capacity with immediate effect.\n\nRaisio has initiated a search for a permanent successor; CEO Elli Siltala credited Saarinen with strengthening the group's financial operating model, reporting and business decision support.\n\nRaisio is a Finland-based healthy-food company with brands including Benecol and Elovena, listed on Nasdaq Helsinki; in 2025 its continuing operations posted comparable net sales of EUR 224.2 million and comparable EBIT of EUR 28.5 million.","sentiment":"neutral","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Orderly CFO transition at Raisio with an internal acting appointee; watch for the permanent successor search outcome."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"ebit_2025_comparable":"EUR 28.5 million","net_sales_2025_comparable_continuing_ops":"EUR 224.2 million"}},"quotedText":"I would like to extend my sincere thanks to Mika Saarinen for his\nsignificant contribution for Raisio.","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Mika Saarinen","role":"outgoing CFO and Group Leadership Team member"},{"name":"Lassi Rajala","role":"acting CFO; Head of Financial Business Support"},{"name":"Elli Siltala","role":"CEO"}],"products":["Benecol","Elovena"],"companies":[{"name":"Raisio plc","ticker":"RAIVV","relationship":"filer"},{"name":"Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd","relationship":"listing exchange"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"EUR 224.2 million","context":"2025 comparable net sales for continuing operations (background)"},{"amount":"EUR 28.5 million","context":"2025 comparable EBIT (background)"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":2,"reasoning":"A CFO departure is a notable governance event, but the company immediately named an internal acting successor (Lassi Rajala), has already initiated a successor search, and disclosed no change to financials or guidance. 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