Kempower Oyj has appointed Juha-Pekka Suomela as Chief Service Business Officer and member of the company's management team. He will start in the role in September 2022 and will be based in Finland. Juha-Pekka Suomela is a Finnish citizen, and he joins Kempower from the position as Director, Global Centers of Excellence at Danfoss Drives.

Danfoss Drives is a global leader in AC/DC and DC/DC power conversion, as well as variable speed control for electric motors. At Danfoss Drives, Suomela has been responsible for developing the global Center of Excellence solution support network, focusing on project bid-phase support & customer opportunity management. Prior to this, Juha-Pekka Suomela has held several global Sales, Services and Solutions Support operative and executive roles at Danfoss and Vacon Plc.