Vaisala’s Management Group is chaired by Vaisala’s President and CEO. The Management Group’s other members are Vaisala Division Directors and the Directors of Finance and Treasury, Research and Administration.
The Management Group does not exercise any decision making power as defined in legislation or the Articles of Association. The Management Group is an advisory organ that addresses Group-wide development undertakings, as well as the Group’s principles and operating practices in general.
Holdings of the company's permanent insiders
Chairman: President and CEO, Kjell Forsén
b. 1942, Ph.D. Meteorology
Domicile: Boulder, CO, USA
Principal occupation: Director, Strategic Research since 2000
Employment history:
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, CO 1985-2000, Stanford Research Institute, Menlo Park, CA 1970-1985
Other simultaneous positions of trust: Atmospheric Sciences and Climate of the National Academy of Sciences: Board Member; Environmental Prediction in Canadian Cities: Board Member; External Advisory Committee NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory: Chairman
Management Group Member since: 2000
b. 1954, B.Sc.(Eng)
Domicile: Helsinki, Finland
Principal occupation: Director, Vaisala Instruments since 1991
Employment history:
Vaisala Oyj: Marketing Manager 1990-1991 and Area Manager 1988-1989
Other simultaneous positions of trust: Technology Industries of Finland: Member of the Working group for business and technology, Teräskonttori Oy: Board Member
Management Group Member since: 1991
b. 1957, M.Sc.(Econ)
Domicile: Espoo, Finland
Principal occupation: Director, Human Resources since 1994
Employment history:
Scribona Oy: HR Manager 1989-1994, Postipankki: HR Development 1982-1989
Other simultaneous positions of trust: Finnish Meteorological Institute: Member of the Board of Directors
Management Group Member since: 1996
b. 1945, B.Sc.(Eng)
Domicile: Helsinki, Finland
Principal occupation: Director, Vaisala Measurement Systems Sales and Marketing since 2003
Employment history:
Vaisala Oyj: Sales and Marketing Director 2002-2003, Upper Air Division Director, 1991-2002,
Sales and Marketing Manager 1987-1991,
Vaisala KK, Tokyo, Japan: CEO 1983-1987
Other simultaneous positions of trust:
Technology Industries of Finland: Member of the International working group, Confederation of Finnish Industries: Member of the Trade Policy and International Relations working group, Association of Finnish Defence Industries: Board Member
Management Group Member since: 1992
b. 1960, M.Sc.(Eng)
Domicile: Espoo, Finland
Principal occupation: Director,
Vaisala Measurement Systems since 2005
Employment history:
Vaisala Oyj: Director, Soundings 2002-2005, Business Unit Manager 1998-2002, Rados Oy: Rr&D Manager 1997-1998,
Instrumentarium Oy Imaging, R&D Manager, Marketing Manager, Project Manager 1990-1997,
Orion-Yhtymä Oy Soredex, Technical Support Manager, Project Manager 1987-1990
Other simultaneous positions of trust: -
Management Group Member since: 2002
b. 1956, M.Sc.(Eng)
Domicile: Helsinki, Finland
Principal occupation: Director,
IT Development since 2000
Employment history: Outokumpu Technology Oy: IT Manager 1998-2000, Outokumpu Engineering Services Oy: Project Manager 1993-1998, Outokumpu Engineering Services Oy: Technical Service Manager 1992-1993, Outokumpu Engineering Services Oy: CAD-Group Manager1990-1991,
Outokumpu Oy, Engineering Division: CAD-Croup Manager 1988-1990
Other simultaneous positions of trust: -
Management Group Member since: 2000
b . 1971, M.Sc.(Eng)
Domicile : Nurmijärvi, Finland
Principal occupation: Director, Finance since 2006 Employment history: Vaisala Oyj: Business Controller 2001-2006, Vaisala Inc: Financial Analyst 1999-2001, Vaisala Oyj: Financial Analyst 1998-1999
Other simultaneous positions of trust: -
Management Group Member since: 2006
b. 1955, Licentiate of Technology, MBA
Domicile: Helsinki, Finland
Principal occupation: Director,
New Business Development since 2005
Employment history:
Vaisala Oyj: Research Director, 1996-2005, Business Controller, 1990-1996, Tekinnova Oy (Venture Capital): Managing Director 1987-1989
Other simultaneous positions of trust:
Technology Industries of Finland: Member of the ELIT Group, Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT): Vice Chairman of the IT Committee
Management Group Member since: 1990
b. 1958, M.Sc.(Eng)
Domicile: Kauniainen, Finland
Principal occupation: Director,
Vaisala Solutions since 1994
Employment history:
Vaisala Oyj: Production Director 1992-1994, Fiskars Power Systems Oy: Production Director 1990-1992, Marketing Manager 1988-1990, Business Controller 1986-1988, Fiskars Oy: Project Manager, Project Engineer 1982-1986
Management Group Member since: 1992