Organisation

Chairman

Petri Ekman (1958), M.Sc. (Eng.)

Petri Ekman is the chairman of the Board of Directors and chairman of the Board's Remuneration and Nomination Committee. He has held expert and executive posts in corporate banking for a total of more than 20 years since 1987 at Postipankki, ABN AMRO Bank and Pohjola Bank as well as executive posts in corporate insurance at If P&C Insurance and Pohjola Insurance from 2005 to 2017. Ekman currently works as an independent consultant, is the Chairman of the Board of Euroclear Finland and a member of the Board of XMLdation.

First Vice Chairman

Elise Pekkala (1959), LL.M. with court training, Senior Government Adviser, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment

Member of Finnvera’s Board of Directors and the Board's Audit Committee since 17 March 2023.

Elise Pekkala is responsible for comprehensive competition policy at the Labour and Trade Department of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment. Pekkala has previously headed a state aid group and served as an advisor to various ministries in restructuring projects on market activities, among other positions. She chaired the Board of the State Guarantee Fund in 2019–2023 and was a member of Finnvera's Board of Directors in 2004–2014.

Second Vice Chairman

Mikko Spolander (1967), Lic.Sc. (Econ.), Director General, the Ministry of Finance 

Member of Finnvera’s Board of Directors and the Board's Risk Committee since 17 March 2023.

Mikko Spolander serves as Director General of the Economics Department at the Ministry of Finance. Spolander is a member of the Ministry's Senior Management Group and the Chairman of the Board of the Financial Stability Fund, a member of the Representatives of the Finnish Centre for Pensions, a member of the Advisory Board of Statistics Finland as well as Finland's Head Delegate in the OECD Economic Policy Committee (EPC).

Members

Hannu Jaatinen (1957), M.Sc. (Econ.)

Hannu Jaatinen is a member of Finnvera's Board of Directors, the chairman of the Board's Audit Committee and a member of the Board's Remuneration and Nomination Committee. From 1985 to 2020, he held expert and executive positions in OP Financial Group's corporate research, risk management and corporate banking, most recently as Executive Vice President of OP Corporate Bank Plc.

Ritva Laukkanen (1954), M.Sc. (Econ.)

Ritva Laukkanen has been a member of Finnvera’s Board of Directors since 2017 and is the chairman of the Board’s Risk Committee. In 1990–2011, she held several executive posts at International Finance Corporation IFC, which is part of the World Bank Group. Before IFC, Laukkanen worked for 10 years in various positions at American Scandinavian Banking Corporation in New York, as a director in corporate lending, for instance. She has held various board positions since 2012. Laukkanen is a member of the Board of AccessHolding Microfinance AG Berlin.

Anne Nurminen (1981)

Anne Nurminen is a member of Finnvera’s Board of Directors and the Board's Risk Committee. Nurminen works as CEO at a family owned engineering workshop company Helkone Group Ltd and at Pixy Finland Ltd, which focuses on equestrian coaching. In addition, she is Chairman of the Boards of Hellmanin Konepaja Ltd and Protools Ltd. Nurminen is a member of the Board of Directors at of Technology Industries of Finland as well as a member of the entrepreneur delegation at Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK).

Elina Piispanen (1963), M.Sc. (Econ.)

Elina Piispanen is a member of Finnvera’s Board of Directors and a member of the Board’s Remuneration and Nomination Committee and Audit Committee. She has acted as Chief Transformation Officer in Sanoma Media Finland in 2016–2018 and prior to that she has made a career of nearly 30 years at Accenture, the world’s largest consulting and technology services company, in multiple business leadership and professional roles. Currently Piispanen acts as an independent consultant, is chair of Board at Red Cross First Aid company and a member of Board of Directors at Loihde, Oiva Isännöinti, Sitowise and Telko. 

Petri Viertiö (1962), M.Sc. (Eng.)

Petri Viertiö is a member of Finnvera’s Board of Directors and of the Board's Risk Committee. Viertiö is Chief Risk Officer at S-Bank and leads also the bank's ESG coordination group, which focuses on corporate responsibility. He has previously held risk management executive positions at Nordea, Danske Bank, Pohjola Bank and Sampo plc, among others. In addition, Viertiö has been a member of OP Life Assurance's Board of Directors and director of management advisory services at Ernst & Young.