John Hartwall (1945-2020)

Company board member and earlier CEO John Hartwall has peacefully passed away after a short but aggressive illness caused by the COVID-19 virus.

John had just celebrated his 75th birthday earlier in March and received last year the medal for 50 years of service in the company.

K.Hartwall CEO Jerker Hartwall has also contracted COVID-19 but is doing well given the circumstances and recovers at home in quarantine. Executive Vice President Eero Heinonen is temporary responsible for the company operations.

Both the Hartwall family and the company hope that the press and the public will respect the family’s privacy and sorrow in this difficult time.

We will not comment further at this stage.

 

 

John Hartwall (1945-2020)

K.Hartwallin hallituksen jäsen ja monivuotinen toimitusjohtaja John Hartwall on nukkunut rauhallisesti pois lyhyen, mutta aggressiivisen COVID-19 taudin aiheuttaman sairauden jälkeen.

John oli täyttänyt 75 vuotta maaliskuun alussa ja vietti viime vuonna täydet 50 vuotta yrityksen palveluksessa.

K.Hartwallin nykyinen toimitusjohtaja Jerker Hartwall on myös sairastunut COVID-19 tautiin, mutta voi olosuhteisiin nähden hyvin ja toipuu kotona karanteenissa. Varatoimitusjohtaja Eero Heinonen on vastuussa yrityksen operatiivisesta toiminnasta.

Sekä Hartwallin perhe että yritys toivovat, että lehdistö ja yleisö kunnioittavat perheen yksityisyyttä ja surua tässä vaikeassa tilanteessa. Emme kommentoi asiaa tässä vaiheessa enempää.

 

Eero Heinonen
Executive Vice President
K. Hartwall Oy Ab
Mobile   +358 40 135 0943
[email protected]

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