BOARD MEMBERS AND MANAGING DIRECTORS IN GROUP COMPANIES
The work carried out by the Boards of Directors of Aspo's businesses is an essential part of the management system of the conglomerate. In order to develop each business owned by
Providing support for the company's strategic work and selecting the Managing Director are key tasks of each Board of Directors. The Board of Directors evaluates the future opportunities and capabilities of the business, on the basis of which it defines the targets and the indicators used to monitor them.
The CEO of Aspo Plc acts as the chair of each Board of Directors, and their other members are external experts. The area of expertise and experience of each board member have been evaluated based on each business’ development stage and need. The Boards of Directors of each business aim to comply with the same principles of diversity as the Board of Directors of Aspo Plc. The Boards of Directors of the businesses convene 8–10 times a year.
ESL SHIPPING LTD
BOARD
Rolf Jansson
Chairman of the Board since 2021
Mikko Niini
M.Sc. (Tech.)
Managing Director, Aker Arctic Technology Inc, 2005–2014
Chairman of the Board: Rauma Marine Constructions Oy
Member of the Board since 2012
Kimmo Nordström
Senior Adviser, Partner, Capstan Ltd
Member of the Board since 2016
Ulla Tapaninen
Ph.D.
Tenured Associate Professor, Tallinn University of Technology
Member of the Board since 2012
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Matti-Mikael Koskinen
LEIPURIN PLC
BOARD
Rolf Jansson
Chairman of the Board since 2021
Jukka Havia
M.Sc. (Econ.)
Chief Financial Officer, Evac Group
Member of the Board since 2014
Mikko Heikkilä
D.Sc. (Tech.)
Vice President, Corporate Development, Aspo Plc
Member of the Board since 2021
Kaisa Poutanen
D.Sc. (Tech.)
Senior Advisor, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Advisor, Nordic FoodTech Venture Capital
Member of the Board since 2014
Harri Sivula
M.Sc. (Admin.)
Member of the Board 2010–2013 and since 2014
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Heli Arantola
TELKO LTD
BOARD
Rolf Jansson
Chairman of the Board since 2021
Ralf Holmlund
M.Sc. (Econ.)
Board professional
Member of the Board since 2018
Elina Piispanen
M.Sc. (Econ.)
Board professional
Managing Director, Fit Advice Oy
Member of the Board since 2017
Mika Salokangas
M.Sc. (Econ.)
Board professional
Member of the Board since Feb. 1, 2022
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Mikko Pasanen
KAUKO LTD
BOARD
Arto Meitsalo
Chairman of the Board since 2021
Miko Heikkilä
Member of the Board since 2021
Rolf Jansson
Member of the Board since 2021
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Juha Rytkönen