Dear Customer and Partner,
Ville Repo (B. Eng.) has been appointed as the CEO of Profile Vehicles Group starting from September 7, 2020. Ville Repo’s appointment took place after his predecessor Marko Repo died of a sudden illness on September 1, 2020.
Ville Repo has worked at Profile Vehicles Oy since the beginning of 2015, first as a quality and production engineer and then as a production director, thereby he is already familiar with the Group’s personnel and operations.
Despite the exceptional and sad event that led to the appointment, Ville Repo takes up his new role with strong motivation and confidence.
”Grief landed in our company in September when my father, Profile Vehicles Group’s long-time CEO and main owner, Marko Repo, passed away. My father Marko did his life’s work for Profile. He greatly influenced the development of both Finnish and international first aid field and special vehicles. I look my father’s career and life’s work with pride and I am particularly honoured by the trust put in me with the nomination as the CEO of Profile Group.
These exceptional circumstances has of course brought challenges, but I take them with confidence. I have a strong knowledge of the industry and I have worked in many different roles in our company. I know we will do well.
Our company values are cooperation, development, commitment and quality. These values are the foundation of our company’s operations and management procedures. I am surrounded by a multi-professional and strong Profile team as well as partners and stakeholders. Profile Group has clear goals for the future and a desire to develop and grow into an even better partner for emergency care and first aid professionals as well as authorities, both in Finland and globally. I want to be a strong contributor to the positive development of the industry and bring new innovations to the market through Profile’s products and services. At Profile, we are committed to a long-term and reliable partnership and work. Quality is identified by Two Stripes. ” (Ville Repo)
Ville Repo’s appointment decision was made unanimously among the company’s owners and the Board, according to Kalevi Hilli, Chairman of the Board of Profile Vehicles Oy.
”Ville Repo’s expertise, dedication and interest in the industry, as well as an understanding of the core values of a family-owned company, spoke unequivocally in favor of the appointment. In addition, Ville Repo, as one of the owners of the company, is naturally interested in continuously developing the company’s operations and taking care of good financial condition also in the future” says Hilli. “We will continue to be strong and remain at the forefront of the industry also in the future.” (Kalevi Hilli)
Additional information due to the appointment:
Kalevi Hilli, Chairman of the Board
tel. 040 5511402
email kalevi.hilli@profilevehicles.com
