Management Group and Corporate Management

The Management Group discusses issues relating to the strategy, policies on the operations and client work as well as ownership steering. The Management Group comprises the Managing Director, the Executive Vice President, Export Financing, the Senior Vice President, SMEs Financing, the Senior Vice President, Administration, the Senior Vice President, Finances, the Senior Vice President, Communications and Marketing, and the Vice Presidents of the service regions. The Management Group meets once a month.

Pauli Heikkilä (1962), D.Sc. (Tech.)
Managing Director

Chairman of the Management Group, Corporate
Management and the Management Group on Financing 2005–
Excellence Finland, Advisory Board Member 2005–
Export Forum, Member 2005–

Topi Vesteri (1956), LL.M.
Executive Vice President, Export Financing

Management Group Member 2005–
Member of Corporate Management and the Management Group on Financing 1999–
Finnish Fund for Industrial Cooperation Ltd. (Finnfund), Board Member 2002–
Finnish Export Credit Ltd, Chairman of the Board 2004–
Berne Union, Medium & Long Term Committee, chairman, 2009–

Annamarja Paloheimo (1964), LL.M.
Senior Vice President, SMEs Financing

Management Group Member 2006–
Member of Corporate Management and the
Management Group on Financing 2006–
Invest in Finland, Member of the Foundation’s Board 2006–
SME Foundation, Deputy Member of the Board 2007–
SME Foundation, Member of the Board 2009–

Leo Houtsonen (1958), M.Sc. (Econ. & Bus. Adm.)
Managing Director, Venture Capital Investments
Management Group Member 2005–
Member of Corporate Management 1999–
Savon Teknia Oy, Vice Chairman 2003–
Karinvest Oy, Board Member 2004–
Teknoventure Oy, Board Member 2004–
Kainuun Pääomarahasto Oy, Board Member 2004–
JyväsSeed Fund Oy, Board Member 2004–
Matkailunkehitys Nordia Oy, Board Member 2004–
Pikespo Invest Oy, Deputy Member of the Board 2004–
Midinvest Oy, Board Member 2005–
Uudenmaan Pääomarahasto Oy, Deputy Member of the Board 2006–
Länsi-Suomen Pääomarahasto Oy, Deputy Member of the Board 2008 –

Ulla Hagman (1969), M.Sc. (Econ. & Bus. Adm.)
Senior Vice President, Finances and IT

Member of the Management Group and
Corporate Management as of 1 September 2007
Committee for Corporate Analysis, Board Member 2004–
Committee for Corporate Analysis, Chairman of the Certified Credit Analyst working group 2004–
European Association of Public Banks, Economic and Financial Affairs Committee, Member 2005–
Finnish Export Credit ltd, Board Member 2010-

Risto Huopaniemi (1975), LL.M.
Senior Vice President, Administration

Member of the Management Group and Corporate Management as of 15 December 2009
Erityispalvelujen Työnantajaliitto ry, Board Member 2010–

Tarja Svartström (1971), M.Sc.
Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications and Marketing

Member of the Management Group and Corporate Management as of 9 May 2011

John Erickson (1956), M.A.
Vice President, Western Finland

Member of the Management Group and Corporate
Management as of 7 September 2009

Merinova Oy, Board member 2007–

Pentti Kinnunen (1954), M.Sc. (Econ. & Bus. Adm.)
Vice President, Northern Finland

Member of the Management Group and Corporate
Management as of 7 September 2009

Hannu Puhakka (1959), M.Sc. (Tech.)
Vice President, Middle and Eastern Finland

Member of the Management Group and Corporate
Management as of 7 September 2009
Joensuun Tiedepuisto Oy, Board Member 2007–
Pohjois-Karjalan Uusyrityskeskus ry, Board Member 2007–

Kari Villikka (1955), M.Sc. (Tech.)
Vice President, Southern Finland

Member of the Management Group and Corporate
Management as of 7 September 2009
Veraventure Ltd, Board Member 2006–
Spinno-Seed Ltd, Board Member 2008–

The Corporate Management Team discusses matters that have a major impact on Finnvera Group’s personnel. Besides the members of the Management Group, the Corporate Management Team includes the Managing Director of Finnish Export Credit Ltd. Personnel organisations are also represented on the team. The Corporate Management Team meets every second month.

Heikki Lähdesmäki (1961), M.Sc. (Econ. & Bus. Adm.)
Financing Manager

Member of Corporate Management 2006–
Personnel organisation Finnveran Akavalaiset ry

Anita Muona (1957) Master of Laws, LL.M. (Helsinki)

Managing Director, Finnish Export Credit Ltd

Member of Corporate Management 2012–

Ilse Salonen (1959), B.Sc. (Bus. Adm.)
Finance Assistant

Member of Corporate Management 2006–
Personnel organisation Finnveran Toimihenkilöt ry

Tuija Saari
Liaison Officer

Member of Corporate Management as of 9 April 2011