Board of Directors
From left to right: Reima Rytsölä, Tomi Aimonen, Ann Selin, Matti Harjuniemi, Jorma Malinen, Riku Aalto, Olli Luukkainen, Jan-Erik Saarinen
Riku Aalto
Chairman of the Board of Directors of VVO-group plc
- Qualifications: M.Sc.(Admin.)
- Year of birth: 1965
- Currently: President, Finnish Metalworkers' Union
Principal employment experience:
- Finnish Metalworkers' Union: President since 2008, Financial Manager 2003–2008
- Member of the Board of Directors of VVO-group plc since 2003
Matti Harjuniemi
Member of the Board of Directors of
VVO-group plc
- Qualifications: MA
- Year of birth: 1958
- Currently: President, Finnish Construction Trade Union
Principal employment experience:
- Finnish Construction Trade Union: President 2005–
- Teacher
- Joiner
- Department Secretary
- Assistant Department Manager
- Member of the Board of Directors of VVO-group plc since 2010
Jorma Malinen
Member of VVO Group plc’s Board of Directors
and Audit Committee
- Qualifications: Automation designer
- Year of birth: 1959
- Currently: Chairman, Trade Union Pro
Principal employment experience:
- Trade Union Pro, Chairman, 2014–
- 1983–2014:
STX Finland, Design Coordinator
Kvaerner Masa-Yards, Designer
Wärtsilä/Masa-Yards, Commissioning Engineer
- Member of VVO Group plc’s Board of Directors 2015–
- Member of VVO Group plc’s Audit Committee 2015–
Jan-Erik Saarinen
Member of the Board of Directors of
VVO-group plc
- Qualifications: MBA, Financing, Helsinki Business School
- Year of birth: 1967
- Currently: Financial Manager, Trade Union for the Public and Welfare Sectors JHL from January 2013
Principal employment experience:
- Ajanta Oy: Director of Investments 2010–2013
- Working in business management and finance 1998–2010 inc. Evli Bank plc, Trainers’ House plc, 3C Asset Management Oy
- Member of the Board of Directors of VVO-group plc since 2013
Tomi Aimonen
Vice Chairman and Member of the Board of Directors of VVO-group plc
- Qualifications: M.Sc.(Tech.)
- Year of birth: 1973
- Currently: Business Director, Real Estate, Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company
Principal employment experience:
- Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company: Business Director, Real Estate 2006–
- Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company: Property Analyst 2001–2006
- Jaakko Pöyry Infra, JP-Talotekniikka Oy: Consultant of Property Economics 2000–2001
- Member of the Board of Directors of VVO-group plc since 2008
Olli Luukkainen
Member of the Board of Directors of
VVO-group plc
- Qualifications: Ph.D.(Ed.)
- Year of birth: 1957
- Currently: President, Trade Union of Education in Finland OAJ
Principal employment experience:
- Trade Union of Education in Finland OAJ: Head of Education 2009–2010, Development Manager 2007–2009
- HAMK University of Applied Sciences, The School of Vocational Teacher Education at Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAOKK): Director 2004–2007
- Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities: Development Manager 2004, Specialist 2001–2004
- Finnish National Board of Education:
Head of Teacher Education Services Unit 2000–2001, Project Manager 1997–2000, Teacher, Director of school or institution both in general and vocational education
- Member of the Board of Directors of VVO-group plc since 2011
Reima Rytsölä
Member of the Board of Directors of
VVO-group plc
- Qualifications: M.Soc.Sc., CEFA, AMP
- Year of birth: 1969
- Currently: Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company, Chief Investment Officer
Principal employment experience:
- Pohjola Bank Plc: Senior Executive Vice President, Banking, with Group-level responsibility for major corporate and institutional customers, 2008–2013
- Pohjola Bank Plc and its subsidiaries: managerial and investment-related positions, 1998–2007
- Member of the Board of Directors of VVO-group plc since 2014
Ann Selin
Member of the Board of Directors of
VVO-group plc
- Qualifications: Trade Union Officer Qualification, eMBA
- Year of birth: 1960
- Currently: President, Service Union United PAM
Principal employment experience:
- Service Union United PAM: President 2002–
- Service Union United PAM: Regional Manager 2000–2002
- Business Sector Trade Union: Regional Supervisor, Occupational Safety Secretary and Youth Worker 1987–2000, various posts in the Union since 1976
- Member of the Board of Directors of VVO-group plc since 2006