President and CEO and Management Board

President and CEO

The Board of Directors appoints the Managing Director (President and CEO) and the Managing Director’s Deputy.

Under the Articles of Association, the Managing Director is responsible for managing and developing the Company in accordance with the instructions and regulations issued by the Board of Directors, ensuring that the Company’s interests are served by the subsidiaries and associated companies under its ownership, and implementing the decisions taken by the Board of Directors.

The Managing Director reports to the Board on financial affairs, the business environment and other significant issues. The Managing Director is the Chairman of Kemira’s Management Board.

Kemira Oyj’s Managing Director (President and CEO) is Jari Rosendal, and the Deputy Managing Director is Group General Counsel Jukka Hakkila. The Managing Director and the Managing Director’s Deputy, including their related parties, are not involved in any substantial business relationships with the Company.

Financial benefits related to the Managing Director’s employment relationship

Management Board

The Management Board is an operative, non-statutory management body that is responsible for securing the long-term strategic development of the Company. Kemira’s Management Board consists of the Managing Director (President and CEO), two Segment Heads, the CFO, the CTO and the Heads of Operational Excellence and Human Resources. The Managing Director is the Chairman of the Management Board and the Group General Counsel acts as its Secretary.

The Management Board is responsible for securing the long-term strategic development of the Company.

Holdings of the Managing Director, the Deputy and the Management Board Members

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Jari Rosendal

President and CEO
Chairman of the Management Board

Born 1965, M. Sc. (Eng.)
With Kemira since 2014

Career history

Outotec Oyj, Member of the Executive Board, 2006–2014
Outotec Oyj, Executive Vice President, President of Americas Region, 2013–2014
Outotec Oyj, President, Non‐ferrous Solutions Business Area, 2010–2013
Outotec Oyj, President, Minerals Processing Division, 2003–2010
Outokumpu Technology Group, Vice President, Minerals Processing Division, 2002–2003
Outokumpu Mintec Oy, Product Director, Ceramec Filters Product Line, 2001–2002
Various managerial and expert positions in the Outokumpu Group in Finland and the United States 1989–2001

Positions of trust

Teollisuuden ja Työnantajain Keskusliitto (TT) -säätiö sr. (foundation), Member of the Board of Directors since 2020
Neste Corporation, Member of the Board of Directors since 2018 and the Personnel and Remuneration Committee since 2019 (Member of the Audit Committee 2018-2019)
Chemical Industry Federation of Finland, Member of the Board of Directors since 2015 (Chairman of the Board of Directors 2017-2018)
CEFIC, Member of the Board of Directors since 2014
Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK), Member of the Board of Directors 2017-2018
Finnish Association of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, Member of the Board of Directors since 2011 and Chairman of the Board of Directors since 2017

Past positions of trust:

Uponor Corporation, Member of the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee, 2012–2018

Kim Poulsen

President Segment Pulp & Paper
Member of the Management Board

Born 1966, M. Sc. (Econ.)
With Kemira since 2015

Career history

UPM-Kymmene PTE Ltd., Executive Vice President and Group Executive Team Member, 2014–2015
UPM-Kymmene China Ltd., Executive Vice President and Group Executive Team Member, 2013–2014
UPM-Kymmene Wood Oyj, Senior Vice President, Plywood business, 2011–2014
Vitalis Gladius Oy, Owner and Senior Partner, 2010–2011
Paloheimo Group and Fenestra Ltd, President and CEO, 2007–2010
Several management positions at Finnforest Ltd. in Finland, United Kingdom and Germany, 1996–2006
Koskisen Ltd., General Manager and Marketing Director, 1993–1996

Positions of trust

China Paper Association (CPA), Member of the Board since 2013

Antti Salminen

President Segment Industry & Water
Member of the Management Board

Born 1971, PhD (Eng.)
With Kemira since 2011

Career history

Kemira Oyj, Executive Vice President, Supply Chain Management, 2011-2014
KONE Corporation, Director, New Equipment Business, Asia Pacific, 2009–2011
KONE Corporation, Vice President, Delivery Process, 2005–2009
Capgemini Finland, Managing Consultant, 2000–2005
Helsinki University of Technology, Research Scientist, Project Manager, Program Manager, 1995–2000

Positions of trust

Operon Group Oy, Member of the Board of Directors since 2019

Petri Castrén

CFO
Member of the Management Board

Born 1962, LL.M., MBA
With Kemira since 2013

Career history

Nokia Siemens Networks, Head of Corporate Finance (Group Treasurer), 2008–2013
Nokia Siemens Networks, Head of Corporate Development, 2007–2008
Nokia Corporation, Head of Mergers & Acquisitions, Head of NSN negotiation and transition program, 1999–2007
Nokia Telecommunications, Inc./Nokia Networks (USA), Finance and business development management roles, 1996–1999
Skopbank, Helsinki, Finland/New York, USA, Corporate finance expert and management roles, 1988–1996

Positions of trust

Vaisala Oyj, Member of the Board of Directors since 2017
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company, Member of the Supervisory Board since 2013

Matthew R. Pixton

Chief Technology Officer
Member of the Management Board

Born 1964, Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering
With Kemira since 2016

Career history

Dow Corning Corporation, Hemlock Semiconductor Division,
Director of Science and Technology, 2014-2015
Dow Corning Corporation, Finished Products Division, Director of Science and Technology, 2009-2013
General Electric Corporation, Plastics Division, Manager of Research and Development, 2000-2008
General Electric Corporation, Plastics Division, Product Development Leader, 1995-1999

Esa-Matti Puputti

Executive Vice President, Operational Excellence
Member of the Management Board

Born 1959, Lic.Tech. (Eng)
With Kemira since 2015

Career history

Fazer, Senior Vice President, Supply Chain & Sourcing, 2013–2015
Nokia, Vice President, Smart Devices Supply Chain Operations, 2011–2012
Nokia, Vice President, Strategy, Technology and Operational Development 2008–2011
Nokia, Vice President, Global Customer Logistics, 2007–2008
Nokia, Vice President, Operations and Logistics, Europe, Middle East, Africa, 2004–2007
Nokia, Vice President, Manufacturing Solutions, 1999–2003
ABB, Vice President, Production Technology, 1997–1999
ABB, Senior Researcher, Deputy Manager, Production Technology, 1992–1997
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan, Design Engineer, 1990–1992
University of Oulu, Researcher, Project Manager, 1985–1990

Eeva Salonen

EVP, Human Resources
Member of the Management Board

Born 1960, M.A. (Edu.)
With Kemira since 2008

Career history

Nokia Oyj, Vice President, Human Resources, Devices Research and Development, 2008
Nokia Oyj, Vice President, Human Resources, Mobile Phones Business Group, 2004–2007
Nokia Oyj, Director, Business HR, Nokia Mobile Phones, Global Operations, Logistics and Sourcing, 2002–2004
Nokia Oyj, Senior Business HR Manager, Nokia Mobile Phones, operations, Logistics and Sourcing, Europe and Africa, 1999–2002
Nokia Oyj, Human Resources Development Manager, Nokia Mobile Phones, Europe and Africa region, 1995–1999
Quality Systems Oy, Consultant and Research Manager positions, 1987–1994

Jukka Hakkila

Group General Counsel
Deputy CEO
Secretary of the Board of Directors and the Management Board

Born 1960, LL.M.
With Kemira since 2005

Career history

Elcoteq Network Oyj, Group General Counsel, 2002–2005
Finnish Export Credit plc, Vice President, 2002
Sampo Bank New York, Chief Representative, 2001–2002
Leonia Bank New York, Senior Vice President, 1999–2000
Leonia Corporate Bank, First Vice President, 1998–1999
Finnish Export Credit Ltd, Chief Legal Counsel, 1996–1998
Finnish Export Credit Ltd, Senior Legal Counsel, 1995–1996
Finnish Export Credit Ltd, Legal Counsel 1988–1995

Positions of trust:

Pohjolan Voima Oy, Member of the Board since 2013

Past positions of trust:

Teollisuuden Voima Oyj, Member of the Board, 2009–2017

President and CEO and Management Board