chai rman
Lauri Ratia
(born 1946), MSc (Eng),
teollisuusneuvos (Finnish honorary title)
Chairman of the Board of Edita Plc since 2005
Main positions of trust:
Chairman of the Board of Sponda Oyj since 2007
Chairman of the Board of Paroc Group Oy since 2010
Member of the Board of Inspecta Oy since 2007
Chairman of the Board of VR-Group Oy 2008-2011
Member of the Board of YIT 2009-2011
Previous positions:
Senior Advisor at Europe Materials, crh Plc
Managing Director of Lohja Rudus Oy
Development Director of KoneCranes Oy
Partner at Euroventures Nordica Ab
Managing Director of Nokia Robotics
Business Planning Director at Nokia Corporation
deputy chai rman
Kaj Friman
(s. 1953), ll.m. with court training, ba
(Econ)
Senior Adviser at Yara International
Member of the board of Edita Plc since 2011
Main positions of trust:
Member of the Board of Insurance Company
Garantia since 2005
Chairman of the Board of Boreal Kasvinjalostus
Oy since 2009
Previous positions:
Deputy Managing Director, cfo, Board’s
secretary of Kemira GrowHow Plc
Vice President, Finance and Legal affairs,
management team member of Kemira Plc
Director, Finance, Investor relations and
Communications of Kemira Group
Secretary of Kemira Plc Board
Finance Director of Kemira Group
Finance Director of Kemira Inc, Savannah, Georgia,
usa
members
Carina Brorman
(born 1958), ba (Econ)
Senior Vice President, Head of Group
Communications, Saab ab
Member of the Board of Edita Plc since 2009
Main positions of trust:
Member of the Board of Directors of the Royal
Dramatic Theater in Stockholm
Member of the Board of Directors of Sparbanken
Öresund, Malmö
Member of the Board of Directors of mff, Malmö
Previous positions:
Vice President for Brand and Communications at
Nordic
Managing Director of Swedish Television (svt) South
Deputy Managing Director of Malmö Opera
Riitta Laitasalo
(born 1955), MSc (Econ)
Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Kesko
Corporation
Member of the Board of Edita Plc since 2005
Main positions of trust:
Member of Kesko Corporation’s Corporate
Management Board since 2001
Member of the Board of Fintra, the Finnish Institute
for International Trade, since 2005
Member of the Board of the jto School of
Management, Finland since 2005
Previous positions:
Senior Vice President, Administration at Kesko
Corporation
Vice President, Finance and Administration at Kesko
Corporation
Vice President, Accounting and Finance at Kesko
Corporation
Jussi Lystimäki
(s. 1972)
ceo of Schibsted Classified Media Finland
Member of the Board of Edita Plc since 2011
Main positions of trust:
Member of the Board of Novetos Oy since 2009
Previous positions:
Partner of Boardman Oy
Vice President, Marketing and Sales, Partner of Idean
Enterprises
Marketing and Sales Director at Snoobi
Managing Director, Main Partner of Prisma
Consulting
Country Manager, Germany and Finland, Founding
Partner of Tera Group
Senior Cosultant, Partner of Satama Interactive
New Media Manager at Talentum
Eva Persson
(born 1964)
Managing Director of Wallmans Nöjen ab
Member of the Board of Edita Plc since 2009
Previous positions:
Managing Director of Cloetta Sverige ab
Managing Director of Cloetta Fazer Sverige ab with
responsibility for operations in Scandinavia
Commercial Director for Cloetta Fazer in
Scandinavia
Marketing Director at Coca-Cola Drycker Sverige ab
Petri Vihervuori
(s. 1971), m.a.
Financial Counselor, Ownership Steering
Department, Finnish Prime Minister’s Office
Member of the Board of Edita Plc since 2011
Main positions of trust:
Member of the Board of Educode Oy since 2009
Member of the Board of Governia Oy since 2011
Member of the management group of Ownership
Steering Department, Finnish Prime Minister’s Office
since 2011
Previous positions:
Senior Communications Specialist, Media
Relations and Public Affairs of Ownership Steering
Department, Finnish Prime Minister’s Office
Communications Adviser at Oy jkl Helsinki Ab
Project Coordinator at Kynämies Oy
Communications Manager at TeliaSonera Finland Oyj
In the Board’s assessment , all members are independent of the company, and all members except
Petri Vihervuori are independent of the company’s owner, the State of Finland.
Jussi Lystimäki
Eva Persson
edita’s year 2011
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