LEADERSHIP

Board of Directors


Jussi Järventaus

Chairman
• born 1951
• Education: Master of Theology, Licentiate in Laws, Master of Laws
• Main occupation: Managing Director of the Federation of Finnish Enterprises
• Main work experience: Supreme Administrative Court, supplementary presenter 1997, Federation of Finnish Insurance Companies, agent responsible for conditions 1977–1982, Ministry of Justice, legislative counsellor 1982– 1986, Nova Life Insurance Company Ltd, Director of the legal department 1987–1990, Federation of Finnish Enterprises, Deputy Managing Director 1990–1993, Federation of Finnish Insurance Companies, Managing Director 1993–1995, Minister of Justice 1998–1999
• Member of Finavia’s Board of Directors: 1 January 2000–
• Key simultaneous confidential posts: National Board of Patents and Registration, Chairman of the Board, 2004–

Rita Linna

Deputy Chairman (from 1 November 2007)
• born 1966
• Education: Master of Laws, MBA
• Main occupation: Special Advisor, Business Unit of the Ministry of Transport and Communications
• Main work experience: Governmental Counsellor 2005–2007, Senior Ministerial Secretary, traffic policy department of the Ministry of Transport and Communications 2001–2005, Senior Inspector at the agriculture department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry 1998–2000
• Member of Finavia’s Board of Directors: 1 November 2007–
• Key simultaneous confidential posts: –


Sinikka Mönkäre

• born 1947
• Education: Doctor of Medicine and Surgery
• Main occupation: Managing Director of the Finnish Slot Machine Association.
• Main work experience: 17 years as a doctor in hospitals and health clinics, qualifications in general medicine and as specialist in respiratory diseases. Member of Parliament for 15 years, of which 10 years as a Minister in various Ministries (Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Ministry of Labour, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Housing Minister at the Ministry of the Environment)
• Member of Finavia’s Board of Directors: 1 January 2006–
• Key simultaneous confidential posts: Member of Ilmarinen’s Supervisory Board from 2007


Pirkko Juntti

• born 1945
• Education: Master of Laws trained on the bench
• Main occupation:
• Main work experience: HSHNordbank Corporate Finance Oy, Senior Advisor 1998–2003, JPMorgan (London), Director, expert and managerial positions in international finance 1983–1998
• Member of Finavia’s Board of Directors: 1 November 2007–
• Key simultaneous confidential posts: Rautaruukki Oyj, Member of the Board of Directors, AB Svensk Eksportkredit (Stockholm), Member of the Board of Directors


Heikki Vaalgamaa

• born 1946
• Education: Vocational Qualifi cation in Business and Administration
• Main occupation: Auditor, Finavia
• Main work experience: Oy Paragon Ab, sales representative 1969–1973, UN Finnish battalion, Cyprus 1974–1976, National Board of Aviation / Finavia 1976–
• Member of Finavia’s Board of Directors: 1 January 2006–
• Key simultaneous confidential posts: Chief Shop Steward and Chairman of the Personnel Fund at Finavia


Eeva Niskavaara

• born 1953
• Education: M.Sc.(Econ.)
• Main occupation: management consultant, entrepreneur
• Principal work experience: worked as a management consultant since 1986
• Member of Finavia’s Board of Directors: 1 January 2003 –
• Main simultaneous confidential posts: Chairman of the Board of Directors of A-Katsastus Oy until 15 April 2003, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Valkeakoski Co-Operative Bank starting from 1 January 2003


Hannu Seristö

• born 1962
• Education: Doctor of Economic Sciences
• Main occupation: Professor of International Business and Vice Rector of Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration
• Main work experience: Positions in international business, particularly marketing (Finnair Oyj, McKinsey & Co., Polar Electro and Suunto Oy)
• Member of Finavia’s Board of Directors: 1 January 2006–
• Key simultaneous confidential posts: Member of the Board of Directors of Celeres Fund Management Ltd, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Helsinki School of Economics Executive Education Oy, Member of the Board of Directors of the Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration