CEO and the Management Team

Christian Gebauer

Master of Science (Industrial Engineering and Management) (b. 1980, Swedish)
President & CEO

Member of the Management Team as of 19 January 2026

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Primary work experience:

Extensive experience in leading decentralized organizations like Relais and in M&A. Has worked, among other roles, at Ratos AB as President of the Construction & Services business area, as well as at Toyota and McKinsey & Company.

Relais Group shares and options:

14,000  shares
115,000 stock options

Johan Carlos

(b. 1990, Swedish)
Head of Business Area Products and Solutions

Member of the Management Team since August 2022

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Primary work experience:

Managing Director of Strands Group since 2017 and prior to that had various positions in sales and marketing at the company since 2010

Relais Group shares and options:

6,688 shares
36,000 options

Thomas Ekström

M.Sc. (Econ.) (b. 1967, Finnish)
CFO

Member of the Management Team since April 2023

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Primary work experience:

Over 20 years’ experience in CFO and financial manager roles, e.g. Rettig Group, Marimekko, Algol and M-real (currently Metsä Board).

Relais Group shares and options:

– shares
19,500 options

Juan Garcia

(b. 1970, Swedish)
Head of Business Area Technical Wholesale

Member of the Management Team since 2019

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Primary work experience:

CEO at ABR 2011–2022, CEO at Huzells 2017–2020, previously e.g. 11 years at Freudenberg Group

Relais Group shares and options:

62,050 shares¹
47,500 options

Jan Popov

LLM (b. 1989, Finnish)
Head of Business Area Commercial Vehicle Services

Member of the Management Team since August 2022

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Primary work experience:

CEO at Raskone since 2018
previously M&A lawyer at Eversheds Sutherland 

Relais Group shares and options:

67,823 shares
47,500 options

Sebastian Seppänen

BSc. (Finance) (b.1990, Finnish)
Director M&A and Business Development

Member of the Management Team since August 2022

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Primary work experience:

M&A Manager, Tietoevry Oyj (2021–2022)
Investment banker, Evli Plc (2014–2021)

Relais Group shares and options:

1,000 shares
20,000 options

Juri Viitaniemi

LL.M. (b. 1988, Finnish)
Director Compliance, Legal and HR

Member of the Management Team since May 2024

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Primary work experience:

Viitaniemi has previously acted as an attorney at Roschier and Eversheds Sutherland. He has also experience of acting as a lawyer in various Finnish public companies.

Relais Group shares and options:

0 shares
3,000 options

¹ Through JG Management AB, a company controlled by Juan Garcia