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Board of Directors
The Board of Directors has general responsibility for the administration of the company and its subsidiaries and for the proper organization of the company's operations.
The Board of Directors controls and supervises the management of the company, appoints and dismisses the CEO, and approves significant decisions concerning the company's strategy, investments, organization, management bonus schemes, and financing.
According to the company's Articles of Association, the Board of Directors consists of three to eight ordinary members. The term of the members of the Board of Directors ends at the close of the next Annual General Meeting after the election.
Independence of the Board members
Of the Board members Jussi Aho, Merja Kivelä, Anne Korkiakoski and Kim Poulsen are independent of the company and its significant shareholders. Matti Kaski is not independent of the company's significant shareholders. Tuomas Mikkonen is not independent of the company or the company's significant shareholders.
Board members
Tuomas Mikkonen (born 1977)
Has been a Member of the Board of Directors since 2018, of which the Chairman of the Board in 2018-2021 and since 2022.
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Tuomas Mikkonen has also been Chairman of the Board of Directors of Robotmation Oy since 2020 and as a member of the Board of Directors of Kaski Partners Oy (previously Kaskipuu Oy) since 2017 and as Chairman since 2018.
He is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Eko-Expert KH Oy and Member of the Board of Directors of Dynamik Oy.
Previously he has also served as a Member of the Board of Directors of the Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK) (2017), Member of the Board of Directors of Employment Industry Finland (HPL) (2015-2017, Chairman in 2017) and as Chairman of the Board of Directors of RecRight (MobileCV Oy) (2017). In addition, he has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Barona Technologies Oy (2015-2017).
Mikkonen has been CEO of Dynamik Oy since 2020. In addition, he has held several managerial level positions at Barona Group in 2006-2017.
Mikkonen holds a master’s degree in technology from the University of Oulu.
Matti Kaski (born 1976)
Has been a Member of the Board of Directors since 2014 and Chairman of the Board of Directors in 2021-2022.
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Matti Kaski is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Suomen Autohuolto Oy, Kuuskodit Oy, Kaskipuu Holding Oy and IAIK Oy, and a Member of the Board of Directors of Eko-Expert KH Oy and Kaski Partners Oy (the company's former name was Kaskipuu Oy).
Kaski served as CEO of Kaskipuu in 2003-2020, and since 2020 he has been CEO of Kaski Partners Oy. In the past he has also served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Suomen Autokauppa Oy (2015-2021). Kaski holds a master’s degree in economics from the University of Vaasa.
Jussi Aho (born 1968)
Has been a Member of the Board of Directors since 2016.
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He is also a Member of the Board of Directors of Caverion Corporation, Fira Oy and Kaskipuu Oy and Chairman of the Board of the Finnish Association of Civil Engineers, RIL.
In the past he has also served as a Member of the Board of Directors of Kaski Partners Oy (2016-2021) and Envera Oy (2016-2021).
Aho is the CEO of Flow Technologies Oy. Previously he was the CEO of Fira Group Oy in 2009-2022. Prior to this, he worked as CEO of Daxtum Oy in 2002-2008. Aho holds a master’s degree in technology from the University of Oulu.
Kim Poulsen (born 1966)
Has been a Member of the Board of Directors since 2016.
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Prior to that, Poulsen has worked as the manager of Kemira Oyj’s Pulp & Paper segment since 2015.
Previously, he was the head of UPM-Kymmene Corporation’s Asia business area in 2013-2015 and the head of the Plywood business area in 2011-2013. In addition, he has previously been a partner and management consultant at Vitalis Gladius Ltd (2010-2011), CEO of Fenestra Oy (2006-2010) and worked in various managerial positions in Metsä Group (1996-2006).
Poulsen has also served as a Member of the Board of Directors of Kaski Partners Oy (2016-2021). Poulsen holds a master’s degree in economics from the University of Tampere.
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