VTT Board

The tasks of VTT Board include confirming the company's strategy, overseeing the implementation of the strategy and being responsible for the profitability and proper organisation of operations at VTT. The annual general meeting of VTT reviews the composition of and appoints the Board. The Board nominates an Audit committee and, if needed, other committees. In addition to the Audit committee, there is a Human resources and remuneration committee at the moment.

Pekka Tiitinen

Chair of the VTT Board, Chair of the Human resources and remuneration committee, Member of the Audit committee
Managing Director, ABB Oy; Director
B. 1967
M.Sc. (Electrical Engineering), Doctor of Science h.c. 

  • Managing Director at ABB since 2016
  • Member of the Board of Technology Industry Employers of Finland
  • Member of the Board of Technology Industries of Finland
  • Member of the Board of Chamber of Commerce
  • ABB Oy Finland, Chair of the Board
  • ABB Estonia, Chair of the Board
  • ABB Latvia, Chair of the Board
  • ABB Denmark, Chair of the Board
  • ABB AG Austria, Chair of the Board
  • Varma, Member of the Supervisory Board
  • Previous positions: ABB Group, Switzerland, President, member of the executive committee 2013-2016. ABB Group, Managing Director, LV Drives, Drives and Controls 2002-2013. ABB Group, Region Division Manager 2005-2010. ABB China 2013-2017, Member of the Board; ABB Drives China, Member of the Board 2002-2013.

Twitter: @pekkatiitinen1
 

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Sonja Hämäläinen

Vice Chair of the VTT Board, Member of the Human resources and remuneration committee 
Migration Director, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment
B. 1972
M.Sc. (Law) 

  • In the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment as the Migration Director since 2011
  • Previous positions: The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment and the Ministry of Interior, Project Manager, Ministerial Adviser. United Nations, Protection Officer.

Twitter: @sonjahamalaine2

Sonja Hämäläinen

Outi Ervasti

VTT Board member; Member of the Audit committee
Vice President, Renewable Hydrogen, Neste    
B. 1963
M.Sc. (Econ), eMBA 

  • At Neste (inc. Neste Engineering Solutions) since 2013
  • European Clean Hydrogen Alliance (ECHA), Industrial Roundtable, Co-chair
  • Sunfire GmbH, Monitoring board member
  • Previous positions: Vision Hunters Ltd, Managing Director 2008–2012. Pöyry, Associate Principal 1993–2008. Ekono Oy, Market Analyst 1989–1993.
Outi Ervasti

Jukka Kola

VTT Board member, Member of the Audit committee
Rector, University of Turku 
B. 1960 
D.Sc. (Agriculture and Forestry); M.Sc.

  • Rector at University of Turku since 2019
  • Chair of the Forum for higher education and international affairs in research
  • Member of the Board of Universities Finland (UNIFI)
  • Member of the Board of the OP Group research foundation 
  • Member of the Board of the Turku University Foundation 
  • Member of the Board of Turku Science Park Oy
  • Maataloussäätiö (Agricultural Foundation) of Nordea, Chair of the Board
  • Coimbra Group, Rectors’ Advisory Group, Member 
  • Previous positions: University of Helsinki, Rector 2013-2018, Vice Rector 2010-2013, Dean, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry 2004-2009, Head, Department of Economics and Management 2001-2003. Member of the Board of the League of European Research Universities (LERU) 2016-2018.

Twitter: @JukkaKola

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Erno Muuranto

VTT Board member, Member of the Human resources and remuneration committee
Managing Director, GE Healthcare Finland
Engineering Director, Mobile Digital Health, GE Healthcare
B. 1975
M.Sc. Engineering Physics

  • Managing Director at GE Healthcare Finland Oy since 2017
  • Engineering Director at GE Healthcare in Mobile Digital Health since 2013
  • Member of the Board of Technology Industries of Finland
  • Member of the Board of GE Healthcare Finland Oy
  • Member of the Board GE Healthcare Oy
  • Previous positions: GE Healthcare, Monitoring Solutions, Chief Engineer 2011-2013, GE Healthcare, Monitoring Solutions, Engineering Manager 2004-2011, Instrumentarium, R&D Engineer 2000-2004
     
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Kaarina Muurinen

VTT Board member, Chair of the Audit committee
CFO, Vaisala Oyj
B. 1958
M.Sc. (Economics and Business Administration)

  • CFO at Vaisala since 2011
  • Aspocomp​​ Group Plc, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors since 2015
  • Previous positions: Nokia Oyj, Director, Vice President 2008-2011, Hewlett-Packard Brussels Financial Services Center, Manager 1994–1998
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Kai Seikku

VTT Board member
President & CEO, Board Member, Okmetic Oy
National Silicon Industry Group, Executive Vice President
B. 1965
M.Sc. (Econ.)

  • Okmetic Oy, President and CEO since 2010
  • Okmetic Oy, Member of the Board since 2016
  • National Silicon Industry Group, Executive Vice President since 2016
  • NoHo Partners Oyj, Member of the Board since 2022
  • Technology Industry Employers of Finland, Member of the Board since 2021
  • Soitec SA, Member of the Board since 2019
  • Previous positions: HKScan Oyj, CEO 2005–2009, McCann-Erickson, Country Chairman 2002–2005, Hasan & Partners Oy, CEO 1999–2005, The Boston Consulting Group, project leader 1993–1999, SIAR-Bossard, Consultant 1991–1993
Kai Seikku