President and executive management group

The President attends to the administrative routines of the company in accordance with guidelines provided by the Board of Directors. The President serves as the Chairman of the Board of the subsidiaries and is responsible for the operations of the company assisted by the executive management group. The service terms of the President have been specified in a separate President’s service contract which is approved by the Board of Directors. The financial benefits given by the President’s service contract are described in the remuneration statement. The President is not a member of the Board of Directors.

Executive management group

Fingrid’s executive management group assists the President in:

  • the planning and development of Fingrid’s short-term and long-term plans,
  • communicating and implementing the strategy,
  • the organisation and resource allocation of action plan execution,
  • external communications and public relations,
  • resource planning, procurement and control,
  • the operative implementation of internal control and risk management.

In addition to the President, the executive management group comprises Kari Kuusela, Juha Kekkonen, Reima Päivinen, Matti Tähtinen, Jussi Jyrinsalo, Tom Pippingsköld and Pertti Kuronen.


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Jukka Ruusunen, President & CEO
Served in the present position since 2007
Doctor of Technology, born in 1958

Primary working experience and positions of trust: Worked at Fortum Power and Heat Oy (Imatran Voima Oy) in 1996-2006. Served in various duties at the Helsinki University of Technology and Helsinki School of Economics since 1982.

Vice President of ENTSO-E 2009-, member of the Board of Finnish Energy Industries 2007-2010, Visiting  Professor at Aalto University School of Science and Technology 1996-, and School of Economics 1995-, Member of the Delegation of the Finnish Academies of Science and Letters 2010-

No shareholding

 

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Kari Kuusela, Executive Vice President
Responsible for asset management since 1999
Served in the present position since 2007
M.Sc. (Tech.), born in 1955  

Primary working experience and positions of trust: Worked at Fingrid as Technical Director and Construction Manager since 1997, at Imatran Voima Oy as Specialist, at IVO Transmission Engineering Oy as Chief Engineer and at IVO International Oy and IVO Voimansiirto Oy as Engineering Manager 1983-1997 and at Nokia Metalliteollisuus (Kaapeli) as Development Engineer 1981-1983

No shareholding

 

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Juha Kekkonen, Executive Vice President
Responsible for market development
Served in the present position since 1997
M.Sc. (Tech.), born in 1950

Primary working experience and positions of trust: Worked at Finland's permanent representative office at the OECD 1988-1990, and at the the Energy Department of the Finnish Ministry of Trade and Industry 1975-1997 

Chairman of ENTSO-E Market Committee 2009-, member of the Board of Nord Pool Spot AS 2002-

No shareholding

 

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Jussi Jyrinsalo, Senior Vice President
Responsible for system development
Served in the present position since 2005
Licentiate in Technology, born in 1964

Primary working experience and positions of trust: Worked at Fingrid and IVO Voimansiirto Oy in several positions since 1993, at Lappeenranta University of Technology as Assistant Professor 1992 and at the Tampere University of Technology as Senior Assistant and Researcher 1989-1992.

Member of ENTSO-E System Development Committee 2009-, Cleen Oy, member of the Steering Group of Smart Grids and Energy Markets research programme 2009-.

No shareholding

 

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Pertti Kuronen, Senior Vice President
Responsible for grid service
Served in the present position since 2003
M.Sc. (Tech.), born in 1953

Primary working experience and positions of trust: Worked at Fingrid since 1997 and at IVO Voimansiirto Oy and Imatran Voima Oy in various grid operation and planning duties 1978-1997.

Member of the Board of Porvoon Alueverkko Oy, member of the Network Committee of the Finnish Energy Industries 2008-.

No shareholding

 

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Tom Pippingsköld, Chief Financial Officer
Responsible for finance and business development
Served in the present position since 2001
B. Sc., MBA, born in 1960

Primary working experience and positions of trust: Worked at Fingrid as Treasurer 1999-2000, at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in London 1994-1998, and at Postipankki Bank’s investment bank 1990-1994.

Member of the Advisory Committee for Insurance Clients of Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company from 1 January 2011.
Deputy member of the Board of Nord Pool Spot AS 2007-.
Member of the Board of Nord Pool Spot AS 2002-2007.

No shareholding

 

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Reima Päivinen, Senior Vice President
Responsible for power system operation
Served in the present position since 2005
M.Sc. (Tech.), born in 1958

Primary working experience and positions of trust: Worked at Fingrid, IVO Voimansiirto Oy and Imatran Voima Oy in various grid operation and maintenance duties since 1983.

Member of ENTSO-E System Operation Committee and Convenor of the Regional Group for System Operation in the Nordic countries 2009-, Chairman of Power and District Heat Pool 2009-, Chairman of Fingrid’s Operations Committee 2008-.

No shareholding

 

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Matti Tähtinen, Senior Vice President
Responsible for stakeholder relations
Served in the present position since 2007
B.Sc. (Tech.), born in 1957

Primary working experience and positions of trust: Worked at Fingrid in the development and management of customer and stakeholder processes, and at Imatran Voima Oy as Specialist and Project Manager in international operation control projects of power companies in 1981-1997.

Secretary of Fingrid’s Advisory Committee 1997-.

No shareholding

 

Advisory Committee

Fingrid’s executive management is assisted by an Advisory Committee with 10 to 12 members appointed by the Board of Directors. The Advisory Committee serves as a preparatory body and discussion forum in matters concerning the customer interface of the company. The term of office of the members of the Advisory Committee is primarily three years. The Advisory Committee represents Fingrid’s customers and electricity market parties comprehensively. The Advisory Committee is not a decision-making body.