OREANDA-NEWS. June 25, 2012. Peter Therman has been appointed as President and CEO of Karelia-Upofloor Oy, as the company said in a press release.

Peter Therman has been member of the Board of Directors of Karelia-Upofloor since 2010 and since February 18th 2011 he has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors has chosen Bertel Langenskiold (CEO of Hartwall Capital Oy Ab) as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors.

"I want to thank Mikko Kilpelainen, the former CEO of Karelia-Upofloor, for his valuable efforts on behalf of the company during difficult times. Through his hard work and persistence Mikko has turned the negative trend into positive growth. This is a good start," says Peter Therman.

Karelia-Upofloor Oy is one of Europe's leading flooring producers and an internationally recognised expert in its field. The main products are hardwood and resilient floorings. The group's market areas are Finland and the Baltic Countries, Russia and CIS countries, Scandinavia, and International Projects. The group has four production facilities in Finland, as well as factories in Russia and Romania.