Sami Eronen joins Ruukki Construction from SSAB Europe division, where he is currently Head of Supply Chain Management and IT. Sami has a sound track record in the steel construction business. Before working for SSAB Europe he worked many years for Rautaruukki Corporation, where his responsibilities included the building projects business, building construction in Northern Europe and infrastructure construction. The interim head of Ruukki Construction, Jarmo Tonteri, will leave the company as of November 30, 2016.

“Jarmo has successfully led Ruukki Construction through restructuring and I want to thank him for a job well done. I’m convinced that Sami, with his thorough background in the industry, is the right person to lead and develop Ruukki Construction going forward,” said Martin Lindqvist.

Ruukki Construction is a European provider of energy-efficient building and construction solutions serving the construction industry and is part of the SSAB Group.

For further information, please contact:
Taina Kyllönen, Head of Group Communications, [email protected],
phone: +358 40 582 2175

Viktoria Karsberg, Head of Corporate Communications, [email protected],
phone: +46 72 233 5288

SSAB AB is obliged to make this information public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, on September 27, 2016 at 8.00am CEST.

Attachment: Sami Eronen’s photo