Andrei Pantioukhov has been appointed interim President and CEO of Nokian Tyres.

The Board of Directors of Nokian Tyres has appointed Andrei Pantioukhov as the interim President and CEO starting January 1st, 2017. Pantioukhov currently serves as Nokian Tyres’ General Manager, Russian operations.

Nokian Tyres’ current President and CEO, Ari Lehtoranta, resigned his position in September, 2016 in order to pursue new opportunities outside of Nokian Tyres.