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 Aspo into the best company in its field, their Boards of Directors must consist of external members that support business management.

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

Aki Ojanen
Chairman of the Board since 2009

Mikko Niini
M.Sc. (Tech.)
Member of the Board since 2012
Managing Director, Aker Arctic Technology Inc, 2005–2014

Kimmo Nordström
Member of the Board since 2016
Chairman of the Board, Containerships Ltd Oy

Ulla Tapaninen
Ph.D., docent
Member of the Board since 2012
Senior Advisor, City of Helsinki

Managing Director

Matti-Mikael Koskinen

LEIPURIN PLC

Board

Aki Ojanen
Chairman of the Board since 2009

Heli Arantola
Dr (Econ. Sc.)
Member of the Board since 2019

Jukka Havia
M.Sc. (Econ.)
Member of the Board since 2014
Chief Financial Officer, Ramirent Oyj

Kaisa Poutanen
D.Sc. (Tech.)
Member of the Board since 2014
Research Professor, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Harri Sivula
M.Sc. (Admin.)
Member of the Board 2010–2013 and since 2014
Managing Director, GS1 Finland Oy
Chairman of the Board: Tokmanni Plc
Managing Director, Restel Ltd. 2010–2014

Managing Director

Mikko Laavainen

TELKO LTD

Board

Aki Ojanen
Chairman of the Board since 2009

Ralf Holmlund
M.Sc. (Econ.)
Member of the Board since April 1, 2018

Patricia Nyberg
M.Sc. (Econ.), MBA (IMD)
Member of the Board since 2019
Business Manager Finland, Tessin Nordic AB

Elina Piispanen
M.Sc. (Econ.)
Member of the Board since March 1, 2017
Chief Transformation Officer, Sanoma Media Finland

Managing Director (ACTING)

Tomi Tanninen

KAUKO LTD

Board

Aki Ojanen
Chairman of the Board since 2009

Harri Seppälä
Member of the Board since 2018

Arto Meitsalo
Member of the Board since 2018

MANAGING DIRECTOR

Juha Rytkönen