At the end of the reporting period, Wärtsilä’s Board of Management comprised nine members: the President & CEO, the Chief Financial Officer, the Executive Vice Presidents of the businesses Wärtsilä Energy, Wärtsilä Marine and Wärtsilä Energy Storage, as well as the Executive Vice Presidents heading the Marketing and Communications; Public Affairs & Sustainability; Legal & Compliance; and Human Resources functions. Four of the members were female (45% of total) and five were male (55% of total).
The members of the Board of Management are appointed by the company’s Board of Directors.
The Board of Management is chaired by the President & CEO. It considers strategic issues related to the Group and its businesses, as well as investments, product policy, and the Group’s structure and corporate steering systems. It also supervises the company’s operations.
The Chief Financial Officer’s main areas of responsibility include group accounting and control, treasury (including project and customer financing), taxation, process development, corporate planning, and investor relations. The Executive Vice Presidents of the businesses are each responsible for the sales volumes and profitability of their respective global business, deploying the capabilities of the Group’s worldwide subsidiaries. The main areas of responsibility of the Executive Vice President, Public Affairs & Sustainability are public affairs and sustainability, environmental and occupational health and safety, as well as security, including cyber security. The main areas of responsibility of the Executive Vice President, Legal & Compliance, are legal affairs, compliance and intellectual asset management. The Executive Vice President, Human Resources is responsible for people-related processes. The main areas of responsibility of the Executive Vice President, Marketing and Communications are external and internal communications, as well as branding and marketing.
The Board of Management in 2025
The Board of Management held 12 monthly meetings in 2025, alongside several topic-specific sessions.
Its focus areas were aligned with those of the Board of Directors.
Information on the members of the Board of Management
Managers’ transactions