Board of Directors
To carry out its duties, the Board of Directors, among other things, makes any major decisions concerning the operating principles, strategy, investments, organisation and financing. The Board also decides on business combinations and corporate acquisitions as well as major property transactions.
The Annual General Meeting of VR-Group Plc annually appoints the Chair of the Board of Directors and the other members. The Board of Directors elects a Vice Chair from among its members. The Board of Directors shall have at least four (4) and at most eight (8) ordinary members.
More information is available in the Corporate Governance Statement 2022.
Board members
Chairman Esa Rautalinko, M. Sc. (Econ)
Member of the Board since 2023
Vice-chairman Sari Pohjonen, M.Sc. (Econ.)
Member of the Board since 2019
Nermin Hairedin, M.Sc. (Econ.)
Member of the Board since 2020
Markus Holm, M.Sc. (Econ.)
Member of the Board since 2022
Pekka Hurtola, Senior Financial Counsellor
Member of the Board since 2018
Jaakko Kiander, D.Soc.Sc.
Member of the Board since 2022
Turkka Kuusisto, M.Sc. (Eng.)
Member of the Board since 2022
Virve Laitinen, M.Sc. (Eng.), MBA
Member of the Board since 2020
Audit Committee
The following persons are members of the Audit Committee: Sari Pohjonen (Chairman), Markus Holm, Jaakko Kiander and Virve Laitinen.
Human Resources Committee
The following persons are members of the Human Resources Committee: Esa Rautalinko (Chairman), Nermin Hairedin, Pekka Hurtola and Turkka Kuusisto.