Board of Directors

Chairman of the Board of Wärtsilä Corporation

Independent of the company and significant shareholders. Chairman of the Board of Wärtsilä Corporation. Born 1949, B.Sc. (Econ.). Chairman of the Board of Huhtamäki Oyj. Member of the Board of Wärtsilä Corporation since 2010, Chairman of the Board since 2011.

Primary working experience

Huhtamäki Oy, President of the Packing Division, 1986-1989; KF Industri AB (Nordico), President & CEO, 1989-1991; Incentive AB, President and CEO, 1991-1998; Gambro AB, President and CEO, 1998-2000; Fortum Oyj, President and CEO, 2000-2009.

Other positions of trust

Huhtamäki Oyj, Hanken & SSE and Ambea AB, Chairman of the Boards; Aker Solutions A/S and Evli Bank Ltd., Member of the Boards; Ab Kelonia Oy, Member of the Supervisory Board, East Office of Finnish Industries, Deputy Member of the Board.

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President & CEO of Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company

Independent of the company and significant shareholders. Born 1951, BA, LL.M. Member of the Board of Wärtsilä Corporation since 2005.

Primary working experience

Secretary General, Ministry of Trade and Industry 1992-1998; Full-time Chairman of the Board of Directors, Fortum Corporation 1998-2003.

Other positions of trust

Sampo plc, Deputy Chairman of the Board; Stora Enso Oyj, The Federation of Financial Services and The Finnish Pension Alliance TELA, Member of the Boards; The Securities Market Association, Chairman of the Board.

Relevant prior positions of trust

Board memberships: Nordic Investment Bank, Danisco A/S, Orion Corporation and Nokian Tyres plc.
 

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Independent of the company and significant shareholders. Born 1953, M.Sc. (Tech.), eMBA. Secretary General of Directors' Institute of Finland – Hallitusammattilaiset ry; Managing Director of Boardview Oy; Senior Adviser at Eera Oy; Member of the Board of Wärtsilä Corporation since 2007.

Primary working experience

Neste Oyj 1977-94; Borealis Group 1994-2008, several senior positions of which most recent as Vice President BU Phenol 2001-2008 and Vice President BU Olefins 1997-2001 in Copenhagen, Denmark; Mint of Finland Ltd., President and CEO 2008-2010.

Other positions of trust

Member of the Board of Directors' Institute of Finland – Hallitusammattilaiset ry.

Relevant prior positions of trust

Board memberships: Rautaruukki Oyj, 2005-2012; Ponsse Oyj, 2007-2010 and Vattenfall AB, Sweden, 2004-2007.


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Managing Director, Föreningen Konstsamfundet r.f.

Independent of the company, dependent of significant shareholders due to a position on the Board of Directors of Fiskars Corporation. Born 1955, B.Sc., LL.M. Managing Director of Föreningen Konstsamfundet r.f. Member of the Board of Wärtsilä Corporation since 2008, Deputy Chairman of the Board since 2013.

Primary working experience

Ky von Konow & Co, Administrative manager, 1982-1983; Ane Gyllenberg Ab, Administrative manager, 1984-1985; Oy Bensow Ab, Director, Executive vice president, 1985-1986; Ane Gyllenberg Ab, Chief executive officer, 1986-1998; SEB Asset Management, Director; 1998-2000; Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, Member of management, 2000-2001.

Other positions of trust

Finaref Group Ab, Fiskars Corporation, Ab Forum Capita Oy, KSF Media Holding Ab and Ålandsbanken Abp, Chairman of the Boards; Julius Tallberg Oy Ab, Ramirent Group and Stockmann Oyj Abp, Member of the Boards.

Relevant prior positions of trust

Board chairmanships: Aktia Abp 2005-2009. Board membership: Sponda Oyj 2004-2006.

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President & CEO of Virala Oy Ab

Independent of the company, dependent of significant shareholders due to a position on the Board of Directors of Fiskars Corporation. Born 1974, M.Sc. (Econ.), MBA. President & CEO of Virala Oy Ab. Member of the Board of Wärtsilä Corporation since 2010.

Primary working experience

President & CEO of Virala Oy Ab 1995-.

Other positions of trust

Fiskars Corporation, Deputy Chairman of the Board; Aleba Corporation and Belgrano Investments Oy, Chairman of the Board.

Relevant prior positions of trust

Board chairmanship: Oral Hammaslääkärit Oyj, 2006-2007; Tiimari Oyj Abp, 2006; Turvatiimi Oyj, 2008-2010.


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President & CEO and Chairman of the Board of Turret Oy Ab

Independent of the company, dependent of significant shareholders due to a position on the Board of Directors of Fiskars Corporation. Born 1965, M.Sc. (Econ.). President & Chairman of the Board of Turret Oy Ab. Member of the Board of Wärtsilä Corporation since 2010.

Primary working experience

Several management positions in Kone Corporation 1993-1994 and Wärtsilä Corporation 1994-1999; Savox Oy, President and CEO, 1999-2007.

Other positions of trust

Fiskars Corporation and Ixonos Oy, Deputy Chairman of the Board; Savox Group, Chairman of the Board.

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 Vice Chairman of the Board of Investor AB

Independent of the company, dependent of a significant shareholder. Born 1941, M.Sc. (Eng.), Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg. Member of the Board of Wärtsilä since 2013.


Primary working experience
ASEA AB, Executive Vice President 1977-1988; ABB Ltd, Executive Vice President 1988-1998; AB SKF, President & CEO  1998-2003.

Other positions of trust
Atlas Copco AB, Chairman of the Board.

Relevant previous positions of trust
Autoliv Inc., Board Director 2003-2011; Scania AB, Board Director, 2004-2006; Stena AB, Board Director, 2009-2011.


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President and CEO of Electrolux Major Appliances Asia/Pacific and Executive Vice President of Electrolux AB

Independent of the company and of significant shareholders. Born 1959, M.Sc. in Electronics, Industrial Marketing Management. President and CEO of Electrolux Major Appliances Asia/Pacific, based in Singapore, and Executive Vice President of Electrolux AB.

Primary working experience
Senior management positions with Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson and Sony Ericsson in Europe, Latin America and Asia, 1983-2007.

Other positions of trust
Member of the Board of Directors of Atlas Copco AB, Sweden.

Relevant prior positions of trust
Board memberhips: Luleå University, Sweden 2007-2010 and Videocon Industries Limited, India 2009-2010.

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 CFO of Fortum Oyj

Independent of the company and significant shareholders. Born 1968, MSc. (Econ. and Pol. Hist.). Chief Financial Officer and the Member of the Management team of Fortum. Member of the Board of Wärtsilä since 2011.

Primary working experience

Enso Oyj Helsinki, several financial tasks 1993-1999; Stora Enso Financial Services Brussels, VP Head of Funding 1999-2001; Stora Enso Oyj Helsinki, VP Strategy and Investments 2001-2004; Stora Enso International London, SVP Group Treasurer 2004-2008; Stora Enso Oyj Helsinki, CFO and Member of the GET 2008-2012.

Other positions of trust

Oy Proselectum AB, Member of the Board. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company, Member of the Supervisory Board.

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