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Toni Laaksonen, CEO of FLSmidth

Who is the CEO of FLSmidth in 2026?

Toni Laaksonen is the Chief Executive Officer of FLSmidth. Toni has held the CEO seat since 2025, and was previously Senior Vice President, Materials Processing Products at Metso.

Updated September 24, 2026
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Time in seat
1 year
CEO since 2025
Roles at company
2 roles
At FLSmidth since June 2025
Career span
21 years
First recorded role August 2005
Summary
  • Before FLSmidth, Toni Laaksonen was President and CEO at Glaston Corporation from August 2024 to May 2025.
  • Toni Laaksonen sits on the boards of Junttan and Nordic Trading Group Oy.
  • Toni Laaksonen holds a bachelor's degree, Strategic Management from University of Vaasa, and studied at Tampere University of Technology and IMD Business School.

Current company

FLSmidth

FLSmidth is a Danish multinational technology company.

industrial manufacturingHeadquartered in ValbyFounded 1882Listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen

Source: Wikidata

Career and education

Toni Laaksonen has been CEO of FLSmidth since 2025. Before FLSmidth, Toni was Senior Vice President, Materials Processing Products at Metso from July 2020 until July 2024.

Career

  1. FLSmidth2025 to present
    • Chief Executive OfficerFebruary 2026 to present
    • President Service Business LineJune 2025 to February 2026
  2. Junttan2022 to present
    • Board Member
  3. Nordic Trading Group Oy2017 to present
    • Chairman Of The Board
  4. Glaston Corporation2024 to 2025
    • President and CEO
  5. Metso2014 to 2024
    • Senior Vice President, Materials Processing ProductsJuly 2020 to July 2024
    • Senior Vice President, McCloskeyOctober 2019 to June 2020
    • Vice PresidentJuly 2018 to September 2019
    • Vice President, Sales and Product ManagementJuly 2015 to July 2016
    • Global Sales DirectorFebruary 2014 to June 2015
  6. Posti Group Oyj2016 to 2018
    • Vice President, Parcel Services
  7. Outotec2011 to 2014
    • Sales Director, Operation & Maintenance ServicesAugust 2012 to February 2014
    • Head of Global Spare Parts Product MgmtJanuary 2011 to August 2012
  8. ABB2007 to 2011
    • Project Manager, SalesAugust 2009 to January 2011
    • Business ControllerJuly 2007 to August 2009
  9. VTT2005 to 2007
    • Research Scientist / Project ManagerSeptember 2006 to June 2007
    • TraineeAugust 2005 to April 2006
  10. UPM2006
    • Buyer

Sources: LinkedIn profile

Education

Tampere University of Technology, M.Sc., Industrial ManagementUniversity of Vaasa, Bachelor's degree, Strategic ManagementIMD Business School, Organizational Leadership, Organizational LeadershipSource

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Michael HänschellChief Information Security Officer · DNK@fls.com
Arto HalonenSVP, Supply Chain · DNK@fls.com
Felix Joel González Yagüe PhDSenior Vice President Innovation, Sustainability and Safety · ESP@fls.com
Dr Christian FabryHead of Global Repair Business and Field Services CoE SVP · DEU@fls.com
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Frequently asked questions

Who is the CEO of FLSmidth?

Toni Laaksonen is the Chief Executive Officer of FLSmidth. Toni has held the CEO seat since 2025, and was previously Senior Vice President, Materials Processing Products at Metso.

When did Toni Laaksonen become CEO of FLSmidth?

Toni Laaksonen has been CEO of FLSmidth since 2025, according to LinkedIn profile.

What did Toni Laaksonen do before FLSmidth?

Toni Laaksonen was Senior Vice President, Materials Processing Products at Metso from July 2020 until July 2024, according to LinkedIn profile.

How long has Toni Laaksonen been CEO of FLSmidth?

Toni Laaksonen has been CEO of FLSmidth for 1 year, since 2025.

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Methodology

The seat holder is identified in Unify's professional profile dataset, then confirmed against the company's published leadership page, its SEC filings, and Wikipedia before publication. Career and education rows carry the public document they were taken from. Leadership team membership follows the company's own leadership page; in-seat dates come from filings where available and otherwise from the profile record. Company figures are read from the Unify headcount page for the same company and are profile coverage measures, never company-reported workforce totals. The employee preview lists vice president and senior vice president level profiles by department. No personal contact details are published.

Identity confirmed against Wikipedia, FLSmidth. Last verified: September 24, 2026.