Board of Directors

In accordance with the Articles of Association, the Board of Directors shall consist of a minimum of five and a maximum of ten members. The terms of office of all members will run from their election to the end of the following Annual General Meeting. The Board is responsible for electing a Chair and a Deputy Chair from amongst its members.

Members of the Board are:

Paul Ehrnrooth, Chair of the Board, Chair of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee, Chair of the Nomination Committee // Alexander Ehrnrooth, Vice Chair of the Board, Member of the Audit Committee // Susan Duinhoven // Louise Fromond, Member of the Audit Committee, Member of the Nomination Committee // Rolf Ladau, Member of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee // Carl-Martin Lindahl, Member of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee // Susanne Skippari, Member of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee // Kaarina Ståhlberg, Chair of the Audit Committee

Main duties of the Board

Board committees

Paul Ehrnrooth

Paul Ehrnrooth

b. 1965, M.Sc. (Econ.), Finnish citizen

  • Chair since 2014, elected to the Board in 2000
  • Chair of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee and the Nomination Committee
  • Independent of the Company and dependent on significant shareholders

Primary working experience:

  • Managing Director & Chairman, Turret Oy Ab 2005–
  • Savox Oy, President and CEO, 1999–2007
  • Several management positions in Wärtsilä Corporation 1994–1999
  • Several management positions in Kone Corporation 1993–1994

Other positions of trust:

  • Chair of the Board: Savox Group 2004–
  • Member of the Board:
    • Digitalist Group Oyj (Ixonos Oyj until 23.5.2017) 2010–
    • Wärtsilä Corporation 2010–2015

Alexander Ehrnrooth

b. 1974, M.Sc. (Econ.), MBA, Finnish citizen

  • Vice Chair, Member of Audit Committee, Member of the Nomination Committee, elected to the Board 2026
  • Independent of the Company and dependent on significant shareholders

Primary working experience:

  • President and CEO, Virala Oy Ab, 1995-

Other positions of trust:

  • Ahlstrom Oyj, Board member 2018-
  • Belgrano Inversiones Oy, Chair 2008-
  • Virala Oy Ab, Board member 1995-

Previous Board positions include:

  • Fiskars Corporation 2000-2018
  • Wärtsilä Corporation 2010-2015
  • Munksjö Oyj 2014-2017
  • Ahlstrom Oyj (merged with Munksjö Oyj on April 1, 2017) 2015-2017
  • YIT Oyj 2019-2020
  • Purmo Group Oyj 2021-2024

Other positions of trust:

  • Familjen G.J. Ehrnrooths Stiftelse sr – Chair of the Board
  • Louise och Göran Ehrnrooth Stiftelse sr – Board member
  • Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship’s WAVE, Wisconsin School of Business, University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA) – Advisory Board
  • Center for Family Enterprise, House of Innovation, Stockholm School of Economics (Sweden) – Advisory Board
  • Finnish American Chamber of Commerce (New York) – Board member
  • Gabelli School of Business, Fordham University (New York, USA) – Advisory Board member

 

Susan Duinhoven

b. 1965, Ph.D. (Physical Chemistry), B.Sc. (Physical Chemistry), Dutch citizen

Elected to the Board 2026

Independent of the Company and significant shareholders

 

Primary working experience:

  • Sanoma Corporation, President and CEO, 2015-2024
  • Koninklijke Wegener N.V., CEO, 2013-2015
  • Thomas Cook Group Plc, CEO TC Online, CEO TC West, 2010–2013
  • Reader’s Digest, Managing Director Benelux & New Acquisitions Europe, 2008–2010
  • De Gule Sider A/S, CEO, 2005–2007
  • Various positions since starting at Unilever in 1998

Other positions of trust:

  • Kemira Oyj, Vice Chair of the Board
  • Kone Oyj, Board Member, 2020-
Louise Fromond

Louise Fromond

b. 1979, LL.M., EMBA, Finnish citizen

  • Elected to the Board in 2010
  • Member of the Audit Committee and the Nomination Committee
  • Independent of the Company and dependent on significant shareholders

Primary working experience:

  • University of Helsinki, researcher 2004–2008

Other positions of trust:

  • Chair of the Board: Oy Holdix Ab 2010–
Rolf Ladau

Rolf Ladau

b. 1967, Master of Science (Econ.), Finnish citizen

  • Elected to the Board 2025
  • Member of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee
  • Independent of the Company and significant shareholders

Primary working experience:

  • Paulig Group; President and CEO; 2018–
  • Fazer Confectionery; Managing Director of Fazer Confectionery & Executive Vice President; 2015–2018
  • The Coca-Cola Company; several global and regional category and marketing director positions; 2008–2014
  • Procter and Gamble; Associate Marketing Director – Oral-B Western Europe; 2006–2007
  • Gillette Gruppe Deutschland GmbH / Procter and Gamble; Business Unit Director, Grooming – Germany, Austria, Switzerland; 2004–2006
  • Several business, product and brand manager positions at Gillette Group International, Gillette Oral Care, Nordisk Kellogg’s, and Unilever – Van den Bergh Foods; 1993–2004

Other positions of trust:

  • Member of Liaison Committee – European Committee of Large Food and Drink Companies (FoodDrinkEurope), 2025-

 

Carl-Martin Lindahl

b. 1975, M.Sc. (Industrial Engineering & Management), Swedish citizen

  • Elected to the Board in 2022
  • Member of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee
  • Independent of the Company and significant shareholders

Primary working experience:

  • RealTruck Inc., Chief Executive Officer (2022-)
  • SVP Worldwide (The Singer Sewing Company), CEO and Board Director, 2018–2022
  • Kitchenaid Inc (part of Whirlpool Corporation), General Manager, 2012-2018
  • McKinsey & Co, Partner, 2000-2012

Other positions of trust:

  • Member of the Board of Illinois Board,  America Need You (nonprofit) 2020
  • Member of the Board, RealTruck Inc
Susanne Skippari

Susanne Skippari

b. 1974, Master of Science (Econ.), Finnish citizen

  • Elected to the Board in 2025
  • Member of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee

Primary working experience:

  • Carlsberg Group; Executive Vice President, People & Culture; 2024–
  • KONE Corporation; EVP, People and Communications; CHRO, Executive Vice President, Human Resources; Head of HR, New Equipment Business; Head of Talent Management; Area HR Director, Europe, Middle-East and Africa; 2007–2024
  • Nokia Corporation; several manager positions; 1999–2007

Other positions of trust:

  • Supervisory Board Member, Ilmarinen; 2024–2025
  • Member of Board of Directors, Member of People and Remuneration Committee ,Uponor; 2022–2023

Kaarina Ståhlberg

b. 1966, Master of Laws, LL.M., Finnish citizen

  • Member of the Board since 2026
  • Chair of the Audit Committee
  • Independent of the Company and significant shareholders

Primary working experience:

  • Posti Group, Senior Vice President Legal and M&A, 2016-
  • Kaarina Ståhlberg Law Consulting, Independent legal advisor, 2014-2016
  • Fortum Corporation, General Counsel, 2013-2014
  • White & Case, Attorney-at-law, 2012-2013
  • Nokia Corporation, Vice President, Assistant General Counsel, 2005-2012
  • Nokia Corporation, Various leadership positions, 1999-2005

Other positions of trust:

  • Aspo Plc, Board Member and Chair of the Audit Committee, 2023-
  • Vaisala Corporation, Board Member and Chair of the Audit Committee, 2016