ELIXIA Welcomes Aleksi Virkkunen as new Country Manager for Finland

SATS/ELIXIA is excited to announce the appointment of Aleksi Virkkunen as the new Country Manager for ELIXIA Finland, effective January 8, 2024. He will be succeeding Jussi Raita, who has played a crucial role as the Country Manager in Finland.

Aleksi Virkkunen holds a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Logistics and Marketing from the Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration. Virkkunen brings with him an extensive career experience, serving as the Country Manager of Byggmax in Finland since 2015. Prior to this, he gained valuable experience at Rautakesko and SOK.

- For me, the people, values, and corporate culture are the most important factors when choosing a company to work for. After meeting several people in the Elixia organization I was impressed by how strongly they lived the company values creating an exciting and fun workplace at the same time. That was something I wanted to be part of and contribute to, Virkkunen says about his new role.

Virkkunen's recognition of the broader social purpose of ELIXIA, in improving people's health and quality of life, aligns with his personal commitment to physical training.

- ELIXIA serves a bigger social purpose by improving people’s health and quality of life. Being part of that is a strong driver for me. I’m also very much into physical training, so the possibility of working for one of my passions is a rare opportunity, he adds.

- I look forward to welcome Aleksi as the new country manager of ELIXIA in Finland. He will continue the growth journey for ELIXIA in Finland so we can make more people healthier and happier. I’m also very grateful for the strong contribution Jussi has given to ELIXIA and wish him all the best on his continued journey, says Sondre Gravir, CEO of SATS / ELIXIA.