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Björn Wahlroos

Björn Wahlroos, Chairman

Ph.D (Econ), 1979.
Board member since 2008 and Chairman since 2011.
Born 1952.
Nationality: Finnish

Board Chairman of Sampo plc, UPM-Kymmene Oyj and Hanken School of Economics.

Board member of several charities, including the Finnish Business and Policy Forum EVA/ETLA and the Mannerheim Foundation.

Previous positions

2001-2009

Group CEO and President, Sampo Plc

2005-2007

Chairman of the Board of Directors, Sampo Bank Plc

1998-2000

Chairman of the Mandatum Bank Plc

1992-1997

President of Mandatum & Co Ltd

1985-1992

Various positions with Union Bank of Finland including executive vice president and member of the executive committee 1989-1992

1983-1984

Visiting associate professor in Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences at Kellogg Graduate School of
Management, Northwestern University

1980-1981

Visiting assistant professor in Economics at Brown University

1979-1985

Professor and acting professor of Economics at the Swedish School of Economics

1974-1979

Acting lecturer and assistant professor in Finance at the Swedish School of Economics


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Marie Ehrling

Marie Ehrling, Deputy Chairman

BSc (Economics)
Board member since 2007.
Born 1955.
Nationality: Swedish.

Board chairman of TeliaSonera AB (publ)

Board member of the Norwegian Swedish Chamber of Commerce.

Board member of Securitas AB, Oriflame Cosmetics SA, Schibsted ASA, Axel Johnson AB, and Centre for Advanced Studies of Leadership at Stockholm School of Economics.

Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA).

Previous positions

2003 - 2006

CEO TeliaSonera Sverige AB

1982 - 2002

Deputy CEO SAS Group, Head of SAS Airline and other executive positions within the SAS group

1980 - 1982

Information officer at the Ministry of Finance

1979 - 1980

Information officer at the Ministry of Education

1977 - 1979

Financial analyst at Fouth Swedish National Pension Fund


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Peter F Braunwalder

Peter F Braunwalder

Lic. rer. pol. (Master of Economics).
Board member since 2012.
Born 1950.
Nationality: Swiss and British.

Board Chairman of Thommen Medical AG.

Board member of the Menuhin Festival Gstaad.

Previous positions

2002-2008

Chief Executive Officer HSBC Private Bank.

1982-2001

Various executive management and other positions within UBS investment banking and private banking.

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Elisabeth Grieg

Bachelor (Economics) and Master (Human resources and management).
Board member since 2013.
Born 1959.
Nationality: Norwegian.

Board Chairman of Grieg Star Group AS and Norwegian Guarantee Institute for Export Credits (GIEK).

Board member of Grieg Foundation, several companies in the Grieg Group and the SOS Children's Villages Norway.

Member of the Nordic Committee of Det Norske Veritas (DNV).

Previous positions

1987-2007


1985-1987

Various management positions within the Grieg Group including CEO of Grieg International AS.

Analyst in Shipping Division of Bergen Bank.

1982-1985

Various positions within the Grieg Group.

 

 

 

 

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Svein Jacobsen

Svein Jacobsen

MBA. Certified public accountant.
Board member since 2008.
Born 1951.
Nationality: Norwegian.

Board Chairman of Vensafe AS, PSI Group ASA and Falkenberg AS.

Board member of Heidenreich Holding AS and Isco Group AS

Member of the Advisory Board in CVC Capital Partners.

Previous positions

2000 - 2011

Deputy chairman of the board of Orkla ASA.

2000 - 2010

Board Chairman Expert ASA

2007 - 2009

Board Chairman Think Global AS

1984 - 1996

Various positions within Tomra Systems including CEO 1988-1996


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Tom Knutzen

Tom Knutzen

MSc (Economics)
Board member since 2007.
Born 1962.
Nationality: Danish.

CEO of Jungbunzlauer Suisse AG

Board member of FLSmidth & Co A/S.

Previous positions

2006 - 2011

CEO Danisco A/S

2000 - 2006

CEO NKT Holding A/S

1996 - 2000

CFO NKT Holding A/S

1988 - 1996

Various positions within Niro A/S

1985 - 1988

Various positions within Fællesbanken


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Lars G Nordström

Lars G Nordström

Law studies at Uppsala University
Board member since 2003.
Born 1943.
Nationality: Swedish.

Board Chairman of Vattenfall AB and the Finnish-Swedish Chamber of Commerce.

Board member of Viking Line Abp and the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce.

Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA).

Honorary consul of Finland in Sweden.

Previous positions

2008 - 2011

President and Group CEO of Posten Norden AB

2004 - 2010

Board member of TeliaSonera AB

2005 - 2009

Board Chairman of the Royal Swedish Opera

2002 - 2007

President and Group CEO Nordea Bank AB

1993 - 2002

Various executive management positions within Nordea Group

1970 - 1993

Various positions within Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (EVP 1989)


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Sarah Russell

Sarah Russell

Master of Applied Finance.
Board member since 2010.
Born 1962.
Nationality: Australian.

CEO Aegon Asset Management

Previous positions

1994-2008

Various positions within ABN AMRO
2006-2008 - Senior Executive Vice President and CEO of ABN AMRO Asset Management
2004-2005 - Managing Director and CFO of Wholesale Clients Business Unit
2002-2004 - Global Head of Financial Markets Research and Global Head of Infrastructure Support
2000-2002 - Business Manager to Senior Executive Vice President of Global Financial Markets
1998-2000 - Director, Head of Corporate Sales Australia and New Zealand
1997-1998 - Director, Head of Commodities in Sydney
1994-1997 - Associate Director and Director, Treasury Sales in Sydney

1981-1994

Various positions within Toronto Dominion Australia Limited in a number of trading, sales and management roles in Financial Markets


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Kari Stadigh

Kari Stadigh

Master of Science (Engineering) and Bachelor of Business Administration.
Board member since 2010.
Born 1955.

Nationality: Finnish.

Group CEO and President of Sampo plc.

Board Chairman of If P&C Insurance Holding AB (publ), Kaleva Mutual Insurance Company and Mandatum Life Insurance Company Limited.

Vice chairman of Confederation of Finnish Industries EK.

Board member of Nokia Corporation.

Previous positions

2001-2009

Deputy CEO of Sampo plc

1999-2000

President of Sampo Life Insurance Company Ltd

1996-1998

President of Nova Life Insurance Company Ltd

1991-1996

President of Jaakko Pöyry Group

1985-1991

President of JP Finance Oy


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