Vaisala’s Management Groups are chaired by the President and CEO. Members of the Business Management Group are the Heads of the Business Areas, Products and Technology, Services, and Operations and the Chief Financial Officer. In addition to the Business Management Group, the Vaisala Strategic Management Group includes the Heads of Human Resources, Communications, Group Marketing and Sales, and Group Business Development, the Chief Information Officer, the Chief Technology Officer and the Chief Science Officer.

The Management Groups do not exercise any decision making power as defined in legislation or the Articles of Association. The Management Groups are advisory organs that address Group-wide development undertakings, as well as the Group’s principles and operating practices in general.

Business Management Group

Chairman: President and CEO Kjell Forsén

Kenneth Forss (b. 1954), Executive Vice President, Controlled Environment

Worked in his current position since 2009, Management Group Member since 1991.
Previous employment: Director of Vaisala Instruments (1991-2008)

Martti Husu (b. 1957), Executive Vice President, Meteorology

Worked in his current position since 2009, Management Group Member 2001-2004, 2009-
Previous employment: Business Unit Manager of Vaisala Weather Radar (2006 - 2008) and  Vaisala Thunderstorm Systems (2004-2005); Director of Remote Sensing Division (2002 - 2004) and Group Business Development Director (2001-2002)

Jouni Lintunen (b.1971), Chief Finance Officer

Worked in his current position since 2006, Management Group Member since 2006
Previous employment: Vaisala Oyj Business Controller 2001-2006, Vaisala Inc. Financial Analyst (1999-2001)

Jouni Rantanen (b. 1965), Executive Vice President, Products and Technology

Worked in his current position since 2009, Management Group Member since 2009
Previous employment: Product Process Manager of Vaisala Instruments (2001-2008), various managerial positions at Metso Paper Oy, Reels (1989-2001)

Lauri Rintanen (b. 1955), Executive Vice President, Operations

Worked in his current position since 2007, Management Group Member since 2007
Previous employment: President, JOT Automation (2006-2007), Executive Vice President, Uponor Oyj (2004-2006), Director, supply chain, quality and customer relationships, Nokia Multimedia (2001 - 2004); Vice President, operations and sourcing, Asia and Pacific, Nokia Oyj (1997-2001)

Antti Ritvos (b. 1953), Executive Vice President, Weather Critical Operations

Worked in his current position since 2009, Management Group Member since 2007
Previous employment: Director, Vaisala Solutions (2007-2008), Vice President, Mercuri Urval (2005-2007), Vice President and General Manager of Global Technology, GE Healthcare Information Technologies (2003-2004), managerial positions at GE/Instrumentarium (1986-2003)
Positions of trust: Oy Sten Ab, Board Member, Wristop Oy, Board Member

Scott J. Sternberg, (b. 1964), Executive Vice President, Services and President, Vaisala Inc.

Worked in his current position since 2009, Management Group Member since 2007
Previous employment history: Director, Vaisala Services (2007-2008), Business Unit Manager of Vaisala Thunderstorm Data (2004-2007), various managerial position at Roper Industries-Photometrics (1992-2004)

Vaisala Strategic Management Group

In addition to the Business Management Group members, the Vaisala Strategic Management Group includes the following members:

Walter Dabberdt (b. 1942), Chief Science Officer

Worked in his current position since 2000, Management Group Member since 2000
Previous employment: National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, CO (1985-2000)
Positions of trust: Board memberships in Atmospheric Sciences and Climate of the National Academy of Sciences as well as in CO-LABS Inc., Past President of the American Meteorological Society, Board Member of the Environmental Prediction in Canadian Cities and the External Advisory Committee of NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory, Member of External Steering Committee for Air Quality Forecasting, Shanghai Meteorological Bureau.

Marja Happonen (b. 1957), Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Worked in her current position since 1994, Management Group Member since 1996
Previous employment: HR Manager of Scribona Oy (1989-1994)
Positions of trust: Member of the Board of Deaconess Institute’s Hoiva

Jussi Kallunki (b. 1956), Chief Information Officer

Worked in his current position since 2000, Management Group Member since 2000
Previous employment: IT Manager of Outokumpu Technology Oy (1998-2000)

Kimmo Korpela, (1967), Senior Vice President, Group Business Development

Worked in his current position since 2009, Management Group Member since 2009
Previous employment: 3i Group plc.: Nordic Director (2004-2008), Finland Investment Manager (2000-2004)

Helena Marjaranta (b. 1963), Senior Vice President, Communications

Worked in her current position since 2007, Management Group Member since 2007
Previous employment: Head of Radio Access Communications, Nokia Siemens Networks (2006-2007), various managerial positions in Nokia Corporate and Nokia Networks communications (1999-2006)

Ari Meskanen (b.1963), Chief Technology Officer

Worked in his current position since 2007, Management Group Member since 2007
Erevious employment: Business Unit Manager of Vaisala Soundings (2003-2007), Managing Director of Vaisala GmbH (2001-2002), Product Manager Vaisala Oyj (1998-2000)

Timo Raikaslehto (b. 1958), Senior Vice President, Group Marketing and Sales

Worked in his current position since 2009, Management Group Member since 2009
Previous employment: Various leadership positions in Nokia Corporation (1998-2009), most recently Vice President, Operational Excellence and Quality.
Timo Raikaslehto resigned from Vaisala at the end of 2009.