Silmäasema Corporation, Press Release, 10 October 2017 at 10:00 EEST
Tuukka Hirvonen appointed Head of Communications and Investor Relations at Silmäasema
Tuukka Hirvonen, M.Sc. (Soc.), has been appointed Head of Communications and Investor Relations at Silmäasema starting 6 November 2017. He will report to Silmäasema's CEO Pasi Kohmo.
Tuukka Hirvonen joins Silmäasema from Orion Corporation where he has worked since 2010 as Communications Manager responsible for Financial Communications and Investor Relations and lately as Sales and Marketing Manager at Orion Animal Health being responsible for international partner collaboration and the global marketing of Sileo® product.
Previously he has worked in various corporate communications and public relations positions in different companies and as a journalist at Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE.
Additional information
Pasi Kohmo, CEO, Silmäasema, +358 50 331 7015, pasi.kohmo@silmaasema.fi
Silmäasema in brief
Silmäasema is a Finnish company, which offers all products and services for optical retail and eye healthcare nationwide. Silmäasema is the largest private eye clinic provider offering eye surgeries and the second largest optical retail chain with 28.4 per cent market share. The Silmäasema chain has 145 stores and 13 eye clinics as well as eight stores in Estonia. The Silmäasema chain employs close to 1,000 eye healthcare professionals. In 2016, the Silmäasema chain conducted around 210,000 optician's eye examinations, 190,000 ophthalmologist's appointments and over 15,000 cataract and refractive surgeries. Silmäasema's Group net sales were 101.3 million euros in 2016 and adjusted EBITDA was 12.0 million euros.
