Board of Directors

Hallitus

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

 

 

 
 

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