03.03.2025

New CEO for Dino

Dinolift has appointed Petter Rönnlöf as chief executive with immediate effect, he takes over from owner Karin Godenhielm, who will remain active in the business and retains her seat on the board.

Rönnlöf was previously a chief executive at outdoor spa/hot tub manufacturer Nordic Spa, a post he left just over a year ago. Since then, he has been a non-executive director of paint manufacturer Virtasen Maalitehdas, having so far served for the past three years.

He began his career in 1996 as production manager at explosives manufacturer Forcit, leaving after four years for chemicals company Clariant. In 2005 he moved to a sales and marketing role with fire retardant insulation company Paroc moving through the company over next 15 years to become sales director for the Nordic region. In 2020 he took up his first chief executive role with wet suit manufacturer Ursuit, leaving for Nordic two years later.

Speaking of his appointment he said: "I am honoured and happy to join Dinolift. We have a strong foundation to build on and a lot of unlocked potential for growth when we focus our energy on how we can help our customers succeed better. I look very much forward to working with the talented Dinolift team to continue delivering high quality, value adding products and services to our customers."

Owner Karin Godenhielm added: "I am proud of what we have achieved together and am excited to support Petter and the team as we continue to develop Dinolift in close cooperation with our customers."

Chairman Aki Laiho said: ”Dinolift is investing in continuous improvement in quality and operations, including new technologies and sustainable practices to meet the evolving needs of our customers and the industry. With an increased focus on innovation and customer centric solutions, we are well positioned to remain the preferred choice for our customers and achieve the ambitious growth targets that we have set for us.”