Resand Ltd appoints Roberto dos Santos as Executive Vice President, Market Areas, and member of the Management Team

Resand Ltd has appointed Dr.-Eng. Roberto dos Santos as Executive Vice President, Market Areas, and member of the Management Team of Resand as of 1 September 2025. Dr. Roberto dos Santos is responsible for sales, marketing, and local services for customers.

Dos Santos started as Resand's Business Development Director in February 2023. Prior to that, he worked in Germany for the Gienanth Group, one of the world's leading foundry companies. He held several senior management positions in the company, such as Managing Director and CTO. He was responsible for operations, new products and materials development, process optimization, business development, and strategic projects.

Having a rich experience in the foundry industry, dos Santos held various management positions in engineering and production at companies such as Tupy, WHB, Mahle, and Continental.

"We are very pleased that Roberto has taken on this important task. Roberto has more than 20 years of experience in industrial and foundry management positions in Europe and South America. He has an extensive international network and in-depth experience in business development in the foundry and manufacturing industries. His expertise strongly supports Resand's goal of accelerating international growth. We wish him good luck and success in his new position," says Mikko Immonen, CEO of Resand Ltd.

"I am very honored by this new position and the responsibility that comes with it. Resand has strong prerequisites for international growth, and I'm excited to leverage my experience and networks to advance the company's goals. It is very inspiring to work with the Resand’s team and build an even stronger position in the market," says Roberto dos Santos.

Additional information

Mikko Immonen, CEO, Resand Ltd
mikko.immonen@resand.eu
+41 79 395 1973

Resand Ltd in brief  

Sand suitable for industrial use is becoming scarce. However, the extraction of virgin sand can be reduced, and the resulting loss of biodiversity is slowed down by regenerating and reusing sand. Resand Ltd is a Finnish technology company specializing in foundry sand regeneration, offering its customers clean sand as a service. The Resand^® solution enables almost 100% recycling of foundry sand and reduces transportation costs and CO₂ emissions.

Resand Ltd is headquartered in Nuutajärvi, Finland, and has staff in several European countries. The company aims to achieve strong growth in the European foundry market and to expand its business outside Europe.  

The Resand^® brings a solution to the global challenge by recycling sand - again and again and again. www.resand.eu