Remuneration

Remuneration and other benefits of the members of the Board of Directors


The general meeting decides on the remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors. The Annual General Meeting decided on 17 March 2010 that the Board members are paid monthly remuneration as follows:

  • Chairman of the Board 1,350 euros,
  • Deputy Chairmen of the Board 1,000 euros,
  • members of the Board of Directors 700 euros, and
  • deputy members of the Board of Directors 450 euros.

It was also decided that the Board members and deputy members be paid 500 euros in attendance remuneration for each Board meeting and committee meeting in which the member has participated.

The remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors or its committees is not paid in the form of company shares. The members of the Board are not subject to a share-related remuneration scheme.

In 2010, the Board had seven meetings, the audit committee three meetings, and the remuneration committee two meetings.

In 2010, the following remuneration was paid to the members of the Board:

Name

Position

Work on the Board

Audit committee Remun-eration
committee

Total
2010

Total
2009

Lauri Virkkunen

Chairman from 1 July 2010

10 100

 

500

10 600

 

Timo Karttinen

Second Deputy Chairman until 16 March 2010, First Deputy Chairman from 17 March 2010

15 500

 

1000

16 500

17 000

Arto Lepistö

Chairman until 16 March 2010, Second Deputy Chairman from 17 March 2010

16 550

1500

1000

19 050

22 700

Ari Koponen

Member

11 900

 

 

11 900

12 400

Ritva Nirkkonen

Member

11 900

1500

 

13 400

13 900

Anja Silvennoinen

Member

10 400

1500

 

11 900

13 400

Risto Autio

Member

11 900

1500

 

13 400

12 150

Timo Rajala

First Deputy Chairman until 16 March 2010, Chairman 17 March-30 June 2010

8550

 

500

9050

17 000

Timo Ritonummi

Deputy member

5400

 

 

5400

5400

Jussi Hintikka

Deputy member

5400

 

 

5400

5400

Juha Laaksonen

Deputy member

5400

 

 

5400

5400

Kari Koivuranta

Deputy member

5400

 

 

5400

5400

Pekka Kettunen

Deputy member

5400

 

 

5400

5400

Jukka Mikkonen

Deputy member

5400

 

 

5400

5400

Jorma Tammenaho

Deputy member (Member of the Board until 18 March 2009)

5400

 

 

5400

7150

TOTAL 

 

134600  

6000

3000 

143 600

148 100



Remuneration of executives


The Group applies a remuneration system whose general principles were accepted by the Board of Directors of Fingrid Oyj on 23 October 2007. The remuneration committee approves the remuneration to be paid to the President and other members of the executive management group on the basis of principles specified by the Board of Directors. Moreover, the committee confirmed the principles for determining the bonus of the executive management group in its meeting of 12 December 2007.

The total salary of the members of the executive management group consists of a fixed basic salary, perquisites and merit pay conforming to the remuneration system of the company.

The performance criterion in the merit pay system of the company is composed of the strategic indicators of the company. From 1 January 2010, remuneration is based on the three-year average of the strategic indicators. Moreover, by virtue of the decision of the remuneration committee, the bonus can be raised by a maximum of 1.2 times on the basis of personal performance. The remuneration committee of the Board of Directors assesses the fulfilment of the performance criteria and decides on the potential payment of a bonus to the members of the executive management group. The maximum amount of the bonus payable to the President is 35 per cent and to the members of the executive management group 25 per cent of the annual salary.

The members of Fingrid’s executive management group have no share and share-related remuneration schemes or additional pension schemes.

The table below indicates the salaries and benefits of Fingrid’s President and other members of the executive management group in 2010:


 

Fixed basic salary

Varying merit pay

Other employment benefits such as perquisites

2010 total


2009 total

President

184 047

45569,54

11 520

241136,54

227 848

Executive management group

822303,49

108641,87

60557,58

991502,94

981 905

TOTAL

1006350,49

154211,41 

72077,58 

1232639,48

1209753 


Service contract of President

The service terms of the President have been specified in a written President’s service contract which is approved by the Board of Directors.

The retirement age and accumulated pension of the President are determined in accordance with general employee pension legislation. The President does not have a supplementary pension provided by the company.

The mutual period of notice of the President is six months. If the company dismisses the President, an amount of money corresponding to six months’ fixed salary is paid to the President in addition to the salary for the period of notice.