Finavia's Directors
Executive Group
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Finavia's CEO Kari Savolainen Education: M.A. Main work experience: CEO at Steveco Oy 2005-2012, SVP Logistic Services at Finland Post Corporation (Itella) 2001-2005, SVP Business Development and IT at Finnlines Oyj 1995-1991, Several positions at Kymmene Oy and daughter company Kaukas 1986-1995, Project Manager at Scandinavian Softline Technology Oy 1985-1986, Helsinki University, teacher and researcher 1978-1985 Membership on boards and committees: Board member of pension insurance company Etera |
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Helsinki-Vantaa Airport Director Juha-Pekka Pystynen Education: Flight Officer, General Staff Colonel Main work experience: Flight Commander and Squadron Officer of Fighter Squadron 21, 1987-1997; Chief of 3rd Sector Operations Centre, 1997-2000 (responsibility for area surveillance and airspace management); Head of Planning for the Air Force, 2000-2003; Finnish military member of Eurocontrol and member of NATO's Air Traffic Management Committee (naTMC), 1998-2003; Representative of the Finnish military in the European Union's Single European Sky (SES) concept, 2000-2003; Chief of Staff, Satakunta Air Command, 2003-2006; Chief of Operations of the Air Force 2006-2007; Airport Director, Helsinki Airport 2007- Membership on boards and committees: Chairman: Air Transport Pool, 2007-; member: National Emergency Supply Agency, Transport and Logistics Sector, 2007-; Military Flight Accident Investigation Board, 2006-; member of the Board of Directors, Avia College, 2009- |
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Vice President and Deputy CEO Ari Haapanen Education: M.Sc. Econ Main work experience: Credit manager at Sampo Group 1980. Credit, service, finance and investment manager of Kanta-Häme Regional Savings Bank 1986. Financial manager at Finavia 1990, appointed CFO in 1998. Positions of trust: Member of the Board of Directors of the Finnish State Pilotage Enterprise since 2003. |
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| Henri Hansson, Director, Airports Department Education: Construction engineer, M.Sc. (Tech.) Main work experience: Pohjolan Voima Oy, project engineer 1997-2000; Finavia Corporation, project engineer 2000-2004, project manager 2004-2006, unit manager 2006-2009, head of unit 2009-2011, business director 2011-present. Positions of trust: ACI Europe's Regional AirPorts' Forum, Avia College, board chairman; Rakennuttaja- ja toimitilaliitto, member of the construction and procurement committee |
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Raine Luojus, Vice President, Air Navigation Services Education: Air traffic controller Main work experience: Has worked as an air traffic controller in Kuopio and Oulu since 1991. Supervisory tasks in air traffic control at Helsinki Airport since 1999. Manager of Operations, Air Traffic Control, at Helsinki Airport since 2002. Director of Operations, Air Navigation Services, since 2008. |
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Sari Saari, Director, Commercial Operations Education: B.Sc (Hospitality Management), eMBA |
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| Kirsti Lehtovaara-Kolu, CFO Education: M.Sc. Econ Main work experience: Telecom Finland Oy, various positions in financial administration 1989-1995. CFO of Sonera Group 1996-2003. CEO of Hansel 2003-2005. Management consultant 2006-2007. Project manager in Finavia 2007. Appointed CFO in 2008. |
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| Kimmo Ruotsalainen, Marketing Director Education: M.Sc. Econ Main work experience: Swissair Finland, sales manager 1990-1994, commercial assistant to Finpro Houston in 1995. Sales and Marketing Director of UPS Finland 1996-1998. Marketing Director of SAS/Air Botnia 1998-2000. Sales and Marketing Director of Sonera 2000-2001. Nokia Global Procurements and Logistics, Senior Manager 2003-2008. Appointed Marketing Director of Finavia 2008. |
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Other Directors |
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Petteri Nissilä, Director, Legal Affairs Education: LL.M., Trained on the bench, MBA Positions of trust: Chairman of Board of Helsinki-Vantaa Slot Coordination Association ry since 2004, Chairman of delegate body of Finnish Aviation Museum Foundation since 2008. |
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Kaarina Soikkanen, Director, Administration and Personnel Education: Master of Laws Membership on boards and committees: member of the Board of Directors, Airpro, 2004-; member of the Board of Directors, Avia College, 2009- |
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| Janne Enarvi, Director, Safety and Quality Education: Air traffic controller Main work experience: Worked as an air traffic controller at Helsinki-Vantaa 1981-1987. Head of department (air traffic control / operational office) 1991-1996, quality manager of the air navigation services department 1997, Safety and Quality Director 2006. |
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| Mikko Viinikainen, Environmental Director Education: M.A. Main work experience: Research and planning tasks at Air-lx Oy 1986. Health inspector at the environmental protection agency of the City of Tampere 1990. Appointed environmental planner at Civil Aviation Administration Finavia's Group administration in 1992, environmental manager 1999, Deputy Director 2005, Environmental Director 2007. |
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| CIO Jarno Putta
Education: Vocational Qualification in Business and Administration, Vocational Qualification in Business Information Technology Main work experience: Global IT helpdesk at Nokia mobile phones 1997-1998, different expert and managerial positions at Silja Line Oy 1998-2006, Business Service Manager/infrastructure operations at Silja Oy Ab in 2006, Head of IT Operations at Tallink Group 2006-2007, IT Country Director at Tallink Silja Oy 2007-2009, Vice CIO at Tallink Grupp 2007-2009, CIO at Finavia 2009- Membership on boards and committees: Member of the Management Team of Tallink Silja Oy 2008-2009 |
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Communications Director Mikko Saariaho Education: M.A. Main work experience: Business editor and head of editorial staff at YLE Broadcasting company, Communications Manager at Lassila & Tikanoja 2007-2011, Communications Director at Finavia Corporation 2011 -
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Ari Haapanen, CEO of Airpro
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| Antti Ala-Heikkilä, Director of Real Estate Operations Education: M.Sc. Techn Main work experience: Technical intern at Civil Aviation Administration Finavia 1991, graduate engineer in Group administration 1995-1999, CEO of Lentoasemakiinteistöt Oyj since 1999. |
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