{"id":28155,"date":"2026-01-22T13:04:49","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T11:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vallox.com\/kari-laakso-valloxin-uudeksi-toimitusjohtajaksi\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T09:49:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T07:49:29","slug":"kari-laakso-valloxin-uudeksi-toimitusjohtajaksi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vallox.com\/en\/kari-laakso-valloxin-uudeksi-toimitusjohtajaksi\/","title":{"rendered":"Kari Laakso is the new MD of Vallox"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"Image w-full h-auto mb-8\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\"\n        srcset=\"\n            https:\/\/www.vallox.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kari-Laakso-1920x1080px-1024x576.webp 1024w,\n            https:\/\/www.vallox.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kari-Laakso-1920x1080px-768x432.webp 768w,\n            https:\/\/www.vallox.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kari-Laakso-1920x1080px-300x169.webp 300w,\n            https:\/\/www.vallox.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kari-Laakso-1920x1080px-150x150.webp 150w,\n        \"\n        alt=\"Managing director Kari Laakso\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.vallox.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Kari-Laakso-1920x1080px-300x169.webp\"\n        class=\"object-cover w-full h-auto\"\n    \/>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Jukka-Pekka Korja, who has led Vallox for 11 years, has decided to focus on board work starting April 1, 2026, and Kari Laakso, M.Sc. 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