FINLAND – Valio’s chief executive officer Olavi Kuusela has resigned following what the company called “a loss of trust between the CEO, the board of directors and the supervisory board of Valio”.

A source at Valio revealed to DII that Kuusela resigned following a conflict of opinion regarding the distribution of the company’s products.

Kuusela wanted to hand over the distribution of some parts of Valio’s goods to retail multiples, while the board was adamant that distribution should remain in the hands of the company.