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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STATEMENT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Antti Herlin
Chairman of the Board
b. 1956, D.Sc. (Econ.) h.c., D.Arts h.c., D.Sc. (Tech) h.c.
Member of the Board since 1991.
Has served as Chairman of the Board since 2003. Previously
served as Executive Chairman of the Board of KONE 2006-
2021, as CEO of KONE 1996-2006, and as Deputy Chairman
1996-2003.
Current key positions of trust are Chairman of the Board of
Security Trading Oy, Chairman of the Board of Holding
Manutas Oy, and Chairman of the Board of the Tiina and Antti
Herlin Foundation.
Jussi Herlin
Vice Chairman of the Board
b. 1984, M.Sc. (Econ)
Member of the Board since 2012.
Serves as Executive Vice Chair of the Board of KONE since
2021 and Vice Chair of the Board since 2014. Previously
served as Senior Business Analyst and Strategy Development
Manager at KONE 2016-2020, as Consultant at Accenture
2012-2014, and as Deputy Member of the Board of KONE
Corporation 2007-2012.
Current key positions of trust are Member of the Board of
Security Trading Oy, Member of the Board of Holding
Manutas Oy, Member of the Board of the Tiina and Antti
Herlin Foundation, Member of the Board of Kaskas Media Oy,
Member of the Board of the Confederation of Finnish
Industries, Member of the Board of Technology Industries of
Finland, and Member of the Board of the Finnish Foundation
for Share Promotion.
Matti Alahuhta
b. 1952, D. Sc. (Tech.), D.Sc. (Tech.) h.c.
Member of the Board since 2003.
Previously served as President and CEO of KONE 2006-
2014, as President of KONE 2005-2006, as Executive Vice
President of Nokia Corporation 2004, as President of Nokia
Mobile Phones 1998-2003, and as President of Nokia
Telecommunications 1993-1998.
Current key positions of trust are Chairman of the Board of
DevCo Partners Corporation and Member of the Board of AB
Volvo.
Susan Duinhoven
b. 1965, Ph.D. (Physical Chemistry), B. Sc. (Physical
Chemistry)
Member of the Board since 2020.
Serves as President and CEO of Sanoma Corporation since
2015. Previously served as CEO of Koninklijke Wegener N.V.
2013-2015, as CEO of Western Europe / CEO Netherlands at
Thomas Cook Group Plc 2010-2013, as Managing Director of
Benelux & New Acquisitions Europe at Reader's Digest 2008-
2010, and as CEO at De Gule Sider A/S 2005-2007. Started
her career at Unilever in 1988.
liris Herlin
b. 1989, M.Soc.Sc.
Member of the Board since 2015.
Deputy Member of the Board during the years 2013-2014.
Current key positions of trust are Member of the Board of
Security Trading Oy and Member of the Board of the Tiina
and Antti Herlin Foundation.
Ravi Kant
b. 1944, B.Tech. (Hons.), M.Sc., D.Sc. (Hon)
Member of the Board since 2014.
Previously served in different positions at Tata Motors 1999-
2014 (as Managing Director and CEO 2005-2009 and after
that as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors until
2014). Prior to that, he served as Director, Consumer
Electronics at Philips India, as Director (Marketing) at LML
Ltd., and as Vice President (Marketing) at Titan Watches Ltd.
Current key positions of trust are Member of the Board of
Hawkins Cookers Ltd and Chairman of the Advisory Board of
both MedTherapy India and Akhandjyoti Eye Hospital.
Juhani Kaskeala
b. 1946, Admiral.
Member of the Board since 2009.
Serves as Managing Director of Admiral Consulting Oy since
2011. Previously served in the Finnish Defence Forces in
several positions 1965-2009, latest as Commander of the
Finnish Defence Forces 2001-2009.
Current key positions of trust are Senior Advisor of Blic Oy
and Member of the European Leadership Network.
Jennifer Xin-Zhe Li
b. 1967, MBA
Member of the Board since 2021.
Previously served as CEO of Baidu Capital, China 2017-
2018, CFO of Baidu, China 2008-2017, and in different
positions at General Motors (GM) 1994–2008 (as Controller,
North American Operations, GMAC U.S. 2005-2008, as CFO,
GM China 2004-2005, as Controller and Treasurer, GM
China 2001-2004, as Corporate Finance Member, GM
Singapore 1999-2001, and as Senior Financial analyst, both
at GM U.S. and at GM Canada 1994-1999).
Current key positions of trust are Member of the Board of ABB
Ltd, Member of the Board of Flex Ltd (Singapore / U.S), and
Member of the Board of Full Truck Alliance Co. Ltd (Cayman
Islands/P.R. China).
Anne Brunila and Sirpa Pietikäinen served as Board members
until March 2, 2021. Jennifer Xin-Zhe Li was elected to the
Board on March 2, 2021.
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