Ruukki Construction appoints Carsten Kyster as head of Roofing business in Scandinavia

Ruukki Construction appoints Carsten Kyster as Head of Roofing Scandinavia and a member of the Management Team as of 1 April 2023. Carsten will report to President Sami Eronen. The change aims to strengthen the company's ability to accelerate market share growth, especially in the Scandinavian Roofing market.

In line with its strategy, Ruukki aims to grow sustainably together with customers, and the company started a significant investment program some two years ago to boost the core businesses with growth investments and acquisitions. The stronger regional focus of the roofing business aims to ensure the successful completion and commercialization both of ongoing and future investments despite the more challenging market situation.

Carsten Kyster has been appointed Head of Roofing Scandinavia (Interim) as of 1 April 2023. He was earlier Business Director of the Ruukki Järnforsen Unit, a position he will also retain. Carsten joined Ruukki in October 2022, and before then he was interim COO of TC Tech AM. He has extensive experience of business turnarounds from Carlsberg, Arla, Dinex A/S & Gebr. Wielpütz GmbH & CO KG.

Jouni Metsämäki will continue as head of Ruukki Construction’s Roofing business in the Baltic countries, Central Eastern Europe, Finland and Ukraine. The other members of the Ruukki Construction Management Team will continue in their earlier positions.

“I am pleased to welcome Carsten to our Management Team. We see good market share growth potential especially in the Scandinavian Roofing business. I believe that a stronger regional focus will help us make the most of the synergies between our units and support our growth journey in all markets," says Sami Eronen, President, Ruukki Construction.

"I am excited about this unique opportunity to take our Scandinavian Roofing business forward. Fossil-free steel and other more sustainable alternatives will offer our customers great opportunities to limit the environmental impact of their operations in the future. Over the past year, we have also expanded our customer service capabilities in Sweden by acquiring Dala-Profil and Designtak. I am convinced that together with our customers, we can continue to grow sustainably and realize the buildings of the future today,” says Carsten Kyster, Head of Roofing Scandinavia, Ruukki Construction.

For more information please contact:

Sami Eronen
President, Ruukki Construction