Board of Directors

Jouni Heinonen

Chairman

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Petri Helsky

Member

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Helena Nordman-Knutson

Member

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Jouko Peussa

Member

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Kirsi Sormunen

Member

Born 1960, M.Sc (Mechanical Eng.)
Swiss and Finnish citizen

Managing Partner, HVD Partners GmbH

Chairman of the Board since 2023
Member of the Board since 2022

Key professional experience

Interim President and CEO of Exel Composites (Oct 2022-Mar 2023)
Chairman of the Board, Solifos AG
Operating Partner, Humatica AG
CEO & member of the Board, Plumettaz SA
CEO, Gurit Holding AG
COO, Gurit Composite Technologies
CEO & member of the Board, Nextrom Holding SA

Key positions of trust (current)
Chairman of the Board of Directors, SAMP Srl
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Finnester Oy
Member of the Board of Directors, Astera Solutions GmbH

Independence
Independent of the Company and its major shareholders

Born 1966, M.Sc. (Eng.), M.Sc. (Econ.)
Finnish citizen

Member of the Board since 2016

Previous main positions
CEO of Suominen Corporation
CEO, Metsä Tissue
Member of Management Board, Metsä Group
Member of Management Board, Kemira
President, Asia-Pacific Region, Kemira
President, Paper Segment, Kemira

Key positions of trust (current)
Member of the Board, Algol Chemicals Oy

Independence
Independent of the Company and its major shareholders

Born 1964, M.Sc (Pol. Sciences), M.Sc (Econ.)
Finnish citizen

Advisor and Senior Consultant, Safir Communication
Member of the Board since 2017

Previous main positions
Executive Director, Partner, Hallvarsson & Halvarsson
Sales Director and Senior Consultant, Springtime
Head of Telecom Research, Pareto Öhman
Head of Telecom Research and partner, Öhman Fondkommission
Head of Telecom Research, SEB

Key positions of trust (current)
Member of the Board, Chairman of the Audit Committee, Alimark Group
Member of the Board, Lexington Group
Member of the Board, SFF Sveriges Finansanalytikers Förening
Member of the Board, Royal Academy of Science
Member of the Board, Nidoco Group

Independence
Independent of the Company and its major shareholders

Born 1957, Licentiate of Technology
Finnish citizen

Member of the Board since 2016

Previous main positions
Director, Innovation & Technology, Ingersoll Rand Compression Technologies
Technology Director, Ingersoll Rand Compressed Air Systems and Services
Engineering Director EMEA, Ingersoll Rand Industrial Technologies
Engineering Director ESA, Ingersoll Rand Industrial Technologies

Independence
Independent of the Company and its major shareholders

Born 1957, M.Sc (Econ)
Finnish citizen

Member of the Board since 2020

Previous main positions
Member of the Board of Directors, DNA
Member of the Board of Directors, Talvivaara plc
Member of the Board of Directors, Sitra
Member of the Board of Directors, VR Group
Member of the Board of Directors, Neste Oyj
Head of Nokia Bridge, Vice President, CSR, Nokia
Vice President, Sustainability/CSO, Nokia Oyj
Finance Director/CFO, Nokia Americas
Finance Director, Nokia Telecommunications
Group Treasurer, Nokia

Key positions of trust (current)
Member of the Board, WithSecure
Member of the Board, Unicef Finland
Senior Advisor, Directors’ Institute of Finland, DIF
Advisory Board Member, Lappeenranta University of Technology

Independence
Independent of the Company and its major shareholders