Canatu changes its leadership structure to drive efficiency and growth
Canatu Plc
Press Release
25 June 2026 at 3:30 p.m. EEST
Canatu changes its leadership structure to drive efficiency and growth
Canatu Plc, a deep technology company creating advanced carbon nanotubes (CNT), has decided to change its leadership team structure to enable more streamlined operations and further strengthen execution across the organization. At the same time, the company has renamed its Automotive business unit to Robotics, Mobility and Defence to better reflect its current offering and scope of activities. The changes are effective immediately.
The revised leadership team will consist of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Maximilian Slawinski, executive management members, the business unit leaders and operational leadership members, who will all report to the CEO.
The executive management will consist of:
- Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
- Chief Operating Officer (COO)
- Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
- Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)
The business unit leaders are:
- Senior Vice President, Semiconductor
- Senior Vice President, Robotics, Mobility and Defence
- Senior Vice President, Medical Diagnostics
The operational leadership will include:
- Vice President Legal, General Counsel
- Vice President Human Resources
All of the above roles together form Canatu’s leadership team.
"This leadership change brings clearer accountability and decision rights across the company while emphasizing business-driven alignment between our business units and corporate functions," says Maximilian Slawinski, CEO of Canatu. "As Canatu continues to evolve, it is important that our organizational structure supports efficient execution, and empowered ownership throughout the organization."
These changes will not affect Canatu’s financial reporting.
Additional information
Maximilian Slawinski, CEO, maximilian.slawinski@canatu.com
Mikko Vesterinen, CFO, mikko.vesterinen@canatu.com
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About Canatu
Canatu (CANATU, Nasdaq First North, Finland) is a deep technology scaleup company creating advanced carbon nanotubes (Canatu CNTs), related products, and manufacturing equipment for the semiconductor, robotics, mobility and defence, and medical diagnostics industries. Canatu partners with forerunner companies, together transforming products for better tomorrows with nano carbon.
Canatu’s versatile platform technology has broad potential applications. Its current core includes CNT membranes for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) processes in the semiconductor industry, enabling more effective manufacturing of the most advanced chips. Additionally, electrochemical sensors for medical diagnostics are in the development phase. Canatu’s patented CNT reactors and dry deposition method yield clean and pristine CNTs. The company operates through two business models: selling CNT products directly, as well as selling CNT reactors and licensing the related technology so that customers can produce CNT products under a limited license.
Headquartered in Finland, Canatu also operates in the US, Japan and Taiwan. Founded in 2004 as a spin-off from Aalto University’s Nanomaterials Group, Canatu currently has 185 full-time equivalent employees representing over 35 nationalities, with nearly 20% holding or pursuing doctorates. Discover more at www.canatu.com and follow us on LinkedIn.