Timo Peltola Appointed Managing Director of Telva
Timo Peltola has been appointed Managing Director of Telva, as of March 1st, 2026. Mr Peltola, with an extensive background in the business-to-business (B2B) field, brings definite experience and strong support to Telva’s business, especially in the civilian sector. Former Managing Director, co-owner Tapani Hollmén, will continue in the company as Head of Defence and Security. This change at the helm of the company fits perfectly with Telva’s focus on support and development of all of its business sectors and an unwavering investment in growth.
From March 1st, 2026, Mr Timo Peltola, DBA and MBA, has taken over the role of Managing Director of Telva. With an impressive back-ground and proven track record in leadership, growth and strategy in the B2B environment, Timo brings a valuable set of core business capabilities and experience to Telva. Through demonstrated success in scaling businesses, managing international sales, executing expansion and owning P&L responsibility, Timo is more than well-equipped to take on the challenge of navigating a mature 90-year old family-owned company into its first one hundred years of business. In the words of former Managing Director and part owner, Mr Tapani Hollmén: “From the very beginning, Timo came across as a seasoned professional and highly-focused executive. His diverse background and several fields of fitting exper-tise present a perfect fit for Telva, both for where we are now, and more importantly, where we want to go. I am very happy that we chose Timo, and that Timo chose Telva.”
Telva is a recognised and preferred partner in both civilian and defence business in Finland. In addition, Telva has launched Obsidian, the only infrared (IR) light with a limited signature, which has recently gained a lot of traction in several countries, and which constitutes an important source for growth for Telva in the coming years. MD Timo Peltola comments: “Telva presents a unique combination of civilian industry expertise and defence sector presence. It is literally surprising how much expert knowledge, established networks and trust-based customer service resides in a company numerically so small. The size is also a factor that enables Telva’s flexibility and ability to react to both the strong and weaker signals from customers. Telva is proud to serve its customers with solutions that are of high quality, constitute an affordable alternative and bring competitive benefit.”
Timo Peltola has been appointed Managing Director of fourth-generation family-owned Telva.
For more information, please contact:
Telva: info@telva.fi
MD Timo Peltola: timo.peltola@telva.fi
About Telva
Telva is a Finnish industry and security sector powerhouse with decades-long experience in importing and distributing top brand products, representing the largest principals in niche industries and defence fields, integrating and delivering complex project assemblies and collaborations, as well as manufacturing its own products, especially lighting equipment.
Telva focuses on comprehensive and reliable solutions, offers competitive services of high quality and manages the entire lifecycle of a product, if necessary.
A fourth-generation family-owned company, Telva is an acknowledged innovator in developing safe, cost-efficient and sustainable solutions for challenging needs.
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