Johan Kempas appointed as Managing Director of Kamux Sweden

Johan Kempas (56) has been appointed as Managing Director of Kamux Sweden and a member of the Group Management Team. He will join Kamux on January 1, 2025, at the latest. Johan Kempas will be based in the Kamux office in Upplands Väsby in the greater Stockholm area and report to CEO Tapio Pajuharju.
 
Johan Kempas has an extensive career in the automotive industry. Prior to Kamux, he most recently worked as Managing Director of Hedin Automotive’s Ford sales in Sweden. Earlier, Kempas has worked as Managing Director of Göinge Bil AB, Regional Director of Din Bil, and Brand Manager for the Renault and Dacia brands in Sweden. Earlier in his career, Kempas also worked as an entrepreneur in the used car business for five years.
 
CEO Tapio Pajuharju: "I am extremely happy to welcome Johan Kempas to Kamux. Johan has a strong and extensive, over 30 years experience in the car business in Sweden, and he is extremely well connected. Johan is an experienced solution oriented team player and he has a strong track record of profitable growth in car related retail chains. In his prior assignment Johan was in charge of 26 stores and over 400 employees. Sweden is an important market for us, where we have taken significant corrective actions, and now it is time to start rebuilding the business. It is great to have an experienced automotive retail professional leading our Swedish business. Aino Hökeberg will continue as the acting MD until Johan starts. Aino has done well in this challenging role and I would like to take the opportunity to thank Aino and her team warmly for their strong contribution. We will gradually transfer the duties, and after the transition, Aino will return to her orignal assignment as Kamux Group’s Chief Marketing and Concept Officer."
 
The members of the Group Management Team are:
Tapio Pajuharju, CEO;
Jukka Havia, CFO (until early May, 2025);
Johan Kempas, Managing Director, Kamux Sweden, (as of Jan 1, 2025, at the latest);
Jani Koivu, Managing Director, Kamux Finland;
Martin Verrelli, Managing Director, Kamux Germany;
Aino Hökeberg, Chief Marketing and Concept Officer;
Jarkko Lehtismäki, Chief Digital Officer; and
Altti Väisänen, Director, Business Development, Car Flow & Data
 
For more information, please contact:
Tapio Pajuharju. CEO, tel. +358 50 577 4200


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Kamux is a retail chain specialized in preowned cars and related integrated services that has grown rapidly. Kamux combines online shopping with an extensive showroom network to provide its customers with a great service experience anytime, anywhere. In addition to digital channels, the company has a total of 71 car showrooms in Finland, Sweden and Germany. Since its founding in Hämeenlinna, Finland, in 2003 the company has sold over 500,000 used cars, 68,257 of which were sold in 2023. Kamux’s revenue in 2023 was EUR 1,002 million and its average number of employees was 885 in terms of full-time equivalent employees. Kamux Corporation is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. For more information, please visit www.kamux.com