Board of Directors
The Board of Directors attends to the management of the company and the due organisation of the company’s operations.
The Board of Directors comprises three to seven (3-7) members who are elected in the Annual General Meeting for a term that ends at the end of the Annual General Meeting following their election.
Independency from major shareholders
The board consists of:
| Name | Position | Born | Elected to board |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Jostein Vik |
Chairman of the Board |
1973 |
2023 |
|
Juho Nikkola |
Board member |
1963 |
2020 |
|
Paavo Pakkanen |
Board member |
1981 |
2023 |
|
Axel Medefelt-Westphalen |
Board member |
1991 |
2024 |
|
Eirik Hjelmeland |
Board observer |
1991 |
2023 |
Jostein Vik, Chairman of the Board
Education: MSc, Economics & Business Administration
Work experience:
Partner, Viking Venture 2001—
Key positions of trust:
Chairman of board, FotoWare, hallituksen puheenjohtaja, 2020—
Member of board, Assolvi, 2019—
Member of board, Keystone Education Group, 2021-
Chairman of board, Keystone Education Group, 2020-2021
Member of board, House of Control Group, 2015-2021
Chairman of board, House of Control Group, 2021-2022
Shareholdings in company: 0 shares
Juho Nikkola, Member of the Board
Education: MSc (Technology)
Work experience:
Toimitusjohtaja & konsultti, QDC Business Engineering Oy, 1998-
CIO, Pretax, 2000-2010
CTO, Kronodoc, 1998
Project Manager, CERN/HIP, TuoviWDM, 1995-1998
Director, TKK/Teollisuusautomaation instituutti, 1989-1995
Key positions of trust:
Heeros, member of board, 2012-2016
Pretax, member of board, 2000-2010
Specta, advisory board member, 2007-2009
Suomen tuotannonohjausyhdistys ry, hallituksen puheenjohtaja 2012-2015
Shareholdings in company: 31 485 shares
Paavo Pakkanen, Member of the Board
Education: MSc (Technology)
Work experience:
CEO, Softhaven, 2022—
Investment Director, Sievi Capital, 2019-2022
Head of M&A, Sanoma Media Finland, 2018-2019
Director M&A, Innofactor, 2015-2017
Investment Manager, Helmet Capital, 2010-2015
Key positions of trust:
Logistikas, member of board, 2020-2022
Nordic Rescue Group, member of board, 2020—
Nosto Solutions, board observer, 2018-2021
Shareholdings in company: 0 shares
Axel Medefelt-Westphalen, Member of the Board
Education: CEMS, dual Master’s degree in business and management
Work experience:
Investment Manager, Rite Ventures, 2023-
Associate Partner, McKinsey & Co, 2016-2023
Finance Analyst, Procter & Gamble, 2015-2015
Business Development Associate, Attendo Group AB, 2013-2015
Shareholdings in company: 0 shares