Kamux Corporation | Press Release | January 13, 2025 at 17:15:00 EET
Kamux, an omni-channel company specialized in preowned cars and related integrated services, has appointed Sebastian Janik as Group Purchasing Director as of January 2, 2025. Janik has extensive experience in the automotive industry and prior to joining Kamux he worked as Purchasing Manager at Autoland AG. Earlier he has worked as Pricing Director at AUTO1 Group GmbH, and as Regional Sales Manager at Autohaus Kaufmann GmbH. In his new role, Janik is responsible for leading Kamux Group's international purchasing team reporting to CEO Tapio Pajuharju. In addition, he is responsible for leading Kamux Germany's purchasing operations, reporting in this role to Martin Verrelli, Managing Director of Kamux Germany. Janik will be based at Kamux's office in Hamburg, Germany.
Michael Ungerer has been appointed as Head of Sales at Kamux Germany and a member of the German Management Team as of January 2, 2025. Ungerer also has extensive experience in the automotive industry and before Kamux he worked as Center Manager at Gottfried Schultz Automobilhandels SE, one of Germany's largest VW, Audi, Seat, Skoda, Porsche and Bentley dealers. Earlier, Ungerer worked for example at Procar Automobile GmbH and Daimler AG. Ungerer reports to Martin Verrelli, Managing Director of Kamux Germany, and is based at Kamux's office in Hamburg, Germany.
Joni Tuominen has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer and Development Officer of Kamux Finland and a member of the Finnish Management Team as of January 1, 2025. Prior to Kamux, Tuominen worked as Executive Vice President responsible for IS, Development and Strategy and a member of the Global Management Team at Rapala VMC. Earlier he has worked for example for Fiskars and Finnlines. As the Chief Operating Officer and Development Officer of Kamux Finland, Tuominen is in charge of comprehensive operations and business development and strategy implementation. Tuominen reports to Jani Koivu, Managing Director of Kamux Finland, and he is based at Kamux's office in Espoo, Finland.
CEO Tapio Pajuharju: "I am very pleased to get more expertise and experience in Kamux. Sebastian Janik has extensive industry knowledge and insight, and he is well connected in the international car business. We will continue to strengthen and develop our purchasing operations under his leadership. Michael Ungerer and Joni Tuominen, in turn, significantly strengthen the German and Finnish management teams, each bringing strong expertise from their own areas of responsibility."
For further information, please contact:
Tapio Pajuharju, CEO, Kamux Corporation, tel. +358 50 577 4200
Kamux Corporation
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Kamux is a retail chain specialized in preowned cars and related integrated services that has grown rapidly. Kamux combines online shopping with an extensive showroom network to provide its customers with a great service experience anytime, anywhere. In addition to digital channels, the company has a total of 69 car showrooms in Finland, Sweden and Germany. Since its founding in Hämeenlinna, Finland, in 2003 the company has sold over 500,000 used cars, 68,257 of which were sold in 2023. Kamux's revenue in 2023 was EUR 1,002 million and its average number of employees was 885 in terms of full-time equivalent employees. Kamux Corporation is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. For more information, please visit www.kamux.com
