President and CEO and Management Board
President and CEO
The Board of Directors appoints the Managing Director (President and CEO) and the Managing Directorâs 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 Companyâs 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 Kemiraâs 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 Directorâs Deputy, including their related parties, are not involved in any substantial business relationships with the Company.
Financial benefits related to the Managing Directorâs 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

Jari Rosendal
Jari Rosendal
President and CEO
Chairman of the Management Board

Kim Poulsen
Kim Poulsen
President Segment Pulp & Paper
Member of the Management Board

Antti Salminen
Antti Salminen
President Segment Industry & Water
Member of the Management Board

Petri Castrén
Petri Castrén
CFO
Member of the Management Board

Matthew R. Pixton
Matthew R. Pixton
Chief Technology Officer
Member of the Management Board

Esa-Matti Puputti
Esa-Matti Puputti
Executive Vice President, Operational Excellence
Member of the Management Board

Eeva Salonen
Eeva Salonen
EVP, Human Resources
Member of the Management Board

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