CVs of the Board of Directors

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Chair of the Board of Directors

b. 1974, Finnish citizen, Doctor of Science in Measurement Technology

• Independent member of the Vaisala Board of Directors since 2015 and Chair since 2021
• Member of the People and Sustainability Committee
• Chair of the Nomination Committee

Employment history

• Chief Strategy Officer, Simap Oy 2021–
• Professor of Practice, Sustainable Global Business, Turku School of Economics, University of Turku 2022–
• Adjunct Professor, Tampere University, BioMediTech Institute 2013–
• CTO, Si-Tecno Oy, R&D and strategy management 2014–2020
• Managing Director, CEO, K-Patents Oy, strategic and general management 2012–2013
• Managing Director, CEO, Janesko Oy, R&D management 2008–2013
• Project Manager, K-Patents Oy, R&D project management, technology management 1996–2008

Positions of trust

• The Solubility Company Oy, Chair of the Board
• Simap Oy, Member of the Board
• EURAMET Research Council, Personal Member
• Diretors' Institute Finland, Member of the Board

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Vice Chair of the Board of Directors

b. 1955, Finnish citizen, M.Sc. (Eng.)

• Independent member of the Vaisala Board of Directors since 1989 and Chair 1994-2021
• Member of the Audit Committee
• Member of the Nomination Committee

Employment history

• Nokia Corporation, various product marketing positions 1988-1998
• Marketing and development positions in private telecommunication companies 1983-1988

Positions of trust

• Munkkiniemen koulutussäätiö, Vice Chairman of the Board
• Munkkiniemen yhteiskoulun kannatusosakeyhtiö, Vice Chairman of the Board

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Member of the Board of Directors

b. 1975, Swedish citizen, M.Sc. (Aquatic and Environmental Engineering), (Uppsala University), MBA

• Independent member of the Vaisala Board of Directors since 2024
• Member of the People and Sustainability Committee
• Member of the Nomination Committee

Employment history

• President and Chief Executive Officer, Stora Enso Oyj 2019–2023
• Executive Vice President Consumer Board, Stora Enso Oyj 2017–2019
• President and Chief Executive Officer, Iggesund Paperboard Holmen AB 2013–2017 
• Managing Director Karlsborg BillerudKorsnäs AB 2010–2013
• Production Superintendent Kvarnsveden Mill Stora Enso 2003–2010
• Development Engineer Kvarnsveden Mill Stora Enso 2001–2003

Positions of trust

• Örsted AS, Member of the Board 2023–
• Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering (IVA), Member 2019–
• World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Executive Board member 2019–2023
• Fagerhult AB, Member of the Board 2019–2023
• Indutrade AB, Member of the Board 2016–2017
• CEPI, Member of the Board 2019–2023
• Åforsk AFRY, Member of the Board 2013–2019
   

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Member of the Board of Directors

b. 1962, Finnish citizen, LL.M., MBA (University of Connecticut, USA)

• Independent member of the Vaisala Board of Directors since 2017
• Member of the Audit Committee

Employment history

• Chief Financial Officer 2013-, Kemira Oyj
• Head of Corporate Finance/Group Treasurer, Nokia Siemens Networks 2008-2013
• Head of Corporate Development, Nokia Siemens Networks 2007-2008
• Various financial management and leadership roles including Vice President and Head of Mergers & Acquisitions, Nokia Group 1996-2007 (USA, Finland)
• Various corporate finance positions, Skopbank 1988-1996 (Finland, USA)

Positions of trust

• Taaleri Oyj, Member of the Board
• Varma Mutual Pension Fund, Member of the Supervisory Board
• The Chemical Industry Federation of Finland, Deputy member of the Board
• Neliapila Pension Fund, Char of the Board

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Member of the Board of Directors

b. 1972, Finnish citizen, MSc (eng.), MSc (econ.), MBA (INSEAD, France)

• Independent member of the Vaisala Board of Directors since 2020
• Chair of the People and Sustainability Committee

Employment history

• President & CEO, Posti Group Oyj 2024->
• Executive Vice President, UPM Raflatac and UPM Communication Papers (interim), member of the UPM Group Executive Team 2016-
• Senior Vice President, EMEIA, UPM Raflatac 2014–2016
• Senior Vice President, Head of Global Operations, Amer Sports 2012–2014
• Chief Development Officer, member of the Group Executive Board, Amer Sports 2009–2014
• Several management positions at Stora Enso in Finland, Sweden and the UK 2004–2009
• Engagement Manager & Associate, McKinsey & Company 2002–2004
• Business Operations Manager, Nokia Networks, System Marketing & Sales in Finland and Italy 1998–2001
• Financial Analyst, Enso Group 1997–1998

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Member of the Board of Directors

b. 1961, Finnish citizen, M.Sc. (Econ.)

• Independent member of the Vaisala Board of Directors since 2019
• Member of the People and Sustainability Committee

Employment history

• Teleste Corporation, Senior Advisor 2022-
• Teleste Corporation, President and CEO 2002-2021
• ABB Building Systems, Group Senior Vice President 2001-2002
• ABB Installaatiot Oy, President 1999-2001
• ABB Group, various managerial positions 1985-1999

Positions of trust

• Turku Science Park Oy, Member of Board 2020-
• TOK, Vice Chair of the Board 2018-
• Technology Industries of Finland, Member of the Board 2019-2021
• Ventilation Holding Finland Oy, Member of the Board 2008-2020

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Member of the Board of Directors

b.1972, Danish citizen, MM.L., MBA

• Independent member of the Board of Directors since 2024
• Member of the Audit Committee

Employment history

• CEO, Carbon Recycling International (CRI) 2024–
• Co-CEO Waste Plastic Upcycling 2023
• Chief Commercial Officer, Nature Energy 2021–2022
• Senior Vice President, Ørsted, 2018–2021
• Various senior management positions, Ørsted/DONG Energy 2007–2018
• Attorney-at-law, Bech-Bruun Law Firm 1998–2007

Positions of trust

• Advisory Board Member for Vår Ventures 2023–
• Member of Board of Directors for Port of Frederikshavn 2021–2023
• Member of evaluation committee for “Micro Grants” for the Fund of Entrepreneurship (FFE) 2022–

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Member of the Board of Directors

b. 1966, Finnish citizen, LL.M. (Helsinki University and Columbia University, NY)

• Independent member of the Vaisala Board of Directors since 2016
• Chair of the Audit Committee

Employment history

• General Counsel and M&A 2016- and Member of the Executive Board 2017-, Posti Group Oyj
• Independent Legal Advisor, Kaarina Ståhlberg Law Consulting Oy, 2014-2016
• General Counsel and member of the Fortum Management Team, Fortum Oyj, 2013-2014
• Counsel, White & Case, 2012-2013
• Vice President, Assistant General Counsel, Nokia Corporation, 2005-2012
• Nokia Corporation, various positions 1999-2005

Positions of trust

• Kesko Corporation, Member of the Board and Chairman of the Audit Committee 2015-2016

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Member of the Board of Directors

b. 1976, Finnish citizen, M.Sc., (El. Eng.)

• Independent member of the Vaisala Board of Directors since 2019
• Member of the People and Sustainability Committee
• Member of the Nomination Committee

Employment history

• Futurice Oy, Program Director - AI Renewal 2019-
• Founding member, Futurice Oy, CEO 2008-2018
• Futurice Oy, Head of Business Unit 2003-2008
• Futurice Oy, Partner; Business Development 2001-2002
• Helsinki University of Technology, Electronics Production Technology (Espoo, Finland), 1999–2000

Positions of trust

• F-Secure Oyj, Member of the Board 2019-
• Futurice Oy, Member of the Board 2018-
• Valtion kehitysyhtiö Vake Oy, Member of the Board 2018-2020
• Aito Intelligence Oy, Member of the Board 2018-
• Taaleri Oyj, Member of the Board 2017-
• Fira, Member of the board 2015-