Oras Group in brief
Oras Group is a significant European provider of sanitary fittings: the market leader in the Nordics and a leading company in Continental Europe. The company’s mission is to make the use of water easy and sustainable and its vision is to become the European leader of advanced sanitary fittings. The Group has two strong brands, Oras and Hansa. Oras Group is owned by Oras Invest, a family company and an industrial owner.
The domicile of Oras Ltd, the parent company of the Group, is located in Rauma, Finland, and the Group has three manufacturing sites: Kralovice (Czech Republic), Olesno (Poland) and Rauma (Finland). The Group operates with own staff in 20 markets. Oras Group net sales were 225.4 million euro in 2019 and at the end of the period the company employed 1400 people.
Board of Directors
Markus Lengauer (Chairman of the Board)
Annika Paasikivi (Deputy Chairman)
Maciej Gwozdz
Petri Kokko
Risto Paasikivi
Pirjo Väliaho
Management team

Kari Lehtinen, President and CEO
President and CEO
Born 1967
M.Sc. (Tech.), Dipl.-Ing.
Joined Oras Group 2018

Johan Åkerholm
COO
Born 1973
Lic. Sc. (Tech.)
Joined Oras Group 2020

Thomas Hanche-Olsen
CMO
Born 1968
B.B.A.
Joined Oras Group 2011

Faris Fattohi
CSO
Born 1982
exec. MBA, MA Business Admin.
Joined Oras Group 2020

Janne Rautavuori
CTO
Born 1964
B.Eng.
Joined Oras Group 1988

Sakari Toivonen
VP, HR
Born 1962
M.Sc. (Tech.), Dipl.-Ing.
Joined Oras Group 2010

Olli-Pekka Vanhanen
CFO
Born 1964
M. Sc. Econ.
Joined Oras Group 2019

Kimmo Kuvaja
VP, Quality
Born 1977
B.Sc. (Engineering)
Joined Oras Group 2019