People and performance
People and performance is one of Valmet’s sustainability focus areas. It is guided by our people strategy, which is rooted in three elements: nurturing shared values, driving performance, and continuing the globalization of our
capabilities.
Key figures in people and performance in 2018
95%
high-level OurVoice action completion
37%
positions filled internally
1,058
participants in global training programs
231
thousand learning hours
Recent articles
Valmet’s Janne Puustinen selected as the CIO of the Year
Janne Puustinen, Valmet’s VP, Information Technology, has been named as the CIO of the Year by Tivi, a Finnish magazine for information technology professionals.
Valmet’s strategy programs win in Excellence in Practice Awards
Valmet’s Forward Strategy and Fast Forward programs have been recognized as the best Organizational Development programs by The European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) in its annual Excellence in Practice Awards (EiP).
Ideas, innovations and customer proposals
Hundreds of ideas, tens of innovations and six customer proposals is what Innovation Pathways – Valmet’s new global training program aimed at supporting Valmet’s profitable growth and building an innovation culture – is all about.
Our journey with engagement
In 2014 following Valmet’s first engagement survey as an independent stock listed company, Valmet set out to use OurVoice to systematically drive engagement. Now, four years later, that focus has deepened and engagement continues to rise.
In motion - the dynamic world of internal mobility
Valmet is a complex, matrixed organization which enables us to develop through various types of internal moves. These moves create unique understanding, bring new ideas, build diverse teams and strengthen our successor pipeline.
Sales journey takes over the geographies
Sales Journey is the biggest training investment Valmet, or its predecessors, has ever made and is set to reach more than 1,000 Valmet sales professionals in all geographies.
Customers
Customers are at the core of our business; they are at the heart of our strategy and the focus of our vision. But even more than that, customers are the main characters in our stories.
Renewal
Valmet is a market leader in the industries served, with a top three position in all our markets. But by no means are we satisfied; we continue to innovate and renew ourselves to stay on top and lead the way also in the future.
Excellence
We are always on the lookout for ways to do things better, to improve every day to deliver results. We are actively taking steps to support and strengthen this mindset.
People
Valmet has 12,500 people working in around 35 countries and 150 locations across the globe. We are global!