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President and CEO
b. 1968, Finnish citizen
M.Sc. (Econ.), MBA (International Business)
President and Chief Executive Officer October 2024–
Chairman of the Leadership Team October 2024–
Responsibility: Group management, safety and health, and business area Europe.
Employed by Outokumpu since October 2024.
Divisional CEO, EMEA: Aliaxis 2022–2024
Executive Vice President, Head of Stora Enso Paper, member of the Group Leadership team 2014–2022
Senior Vice President, Paper Sales, Printing and Living: Stora Enso 2013–2014
Senior Vice President, Office Paper Sales, Printing and Reading: Stora Enso 2012–2013
Director, Customer Service Centre West, Publication Paper: Stora Enso 2010–2012
Several managerial positions in the paper business 1996–2010
Business analyst, Jaakko Pöyry Consulting, Singapore 1994–1996
Board member: Technology Industries of Finland 2025–
Board member: Eurofer (the European Steel Association) November 2024–
Board member (2016–September 2024) and Vice Chairman (2022– September 2024): Outokumpu Corporation
Member of the Supervisory Board: Wienerberger AG, May 2021–September 2022
Board member: Climate Leadership Coalition 2019–2022
Board member (2017–2022), Vice Chair (2019–2020) and Chair (2020–2022): EURO-GRAPH asbl
Board member: Finnish Forest Industries Federation 2015–2022
Date modified Mar 06, 2025
Chief Financial Officer
b. 1976, German citizen
M.Sc. (International Business), Chartered Accountant (Institute of Chartered Accounts of Scotland)
Chief Financial Officer 2024–
Member of the Leadership Team 2023–
Responsibility: Financial and business controlling, treasury, investor relations, mergers and acquisitions, taxation, internal controls and internal audit, IT, raw material and general procurement.
Employed by Outokumpu since 2012.
Chief Procurement Officer: Outokumpu 2023–2024
Senior Vice President – Raw Materials: Outokumpu 2021–2023
Senior Vice President – Treasury, Risk Management, M&A and Investor Relations: Outokumpu 2020–2022
Senior Vice President – Finance, business areas Europe and Ferrochrome: Outokumpu 2016–2020
Senior Vice President – Head of Group Controlling (FP&A), M&A and Management Information Systems: Outokumpu 2014–2016
Vice President: Head of Special Projects: Outokumpu 2013–2014
Senior Manager: Accounting, Controlling and Post-Merger Integration: Inoxum 2012–2013
Manager Transaction Advisory Services: EY 2006–2011
Member of the Board of Directors: OSTP Holding Oy 2017–
Chairman of the Finance Committee: Fennovoima Oy 2021–2022
Member of the Board of Directors: Outokumpu Nirosta GmbH 2014–2019
Date modified Mar 06, 2025
Chief Technology Officer
b. 1972, German citizen
M.Sc. (Eng.)
Chief Technology Officer 2020–
Member of the Leadership Team 2020–
Responsibility: Research and development, technology, energy, and investment steering.
Employed by Outokumpu since 2018.
Senior Vice President and CTO: Outokumpu 2018–2020
Technical Managing Director: Aluminium Norf GmbH 2015–2018
Vice President; Global Research and Development: Novelis Inc 2011–2015
General Manager; Business Unit Can Europe: Novelis AG 2009–2011
General Manager: Novelis Deutschland GmbH 2007–2009
Sales Director Painted Products: Novelis Europe 2006–2007
Various operational and managerial positions: Novelis and Alcan 1993–2006
Board member: German Steel Association (Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahl) 2020–
Date modified Mar 06, 2025
Executive Vice President – General Counsel
b. 1968, Finnish citizen
LL.M., MBA (International Business)
Executive Vice President – General Counsel 2024–
Member of the Leadership Team 2024–
Responsibility: Legal, ethics and compliance. Secretary to the Board of Directors, the Audit Committee, the Shareholders’ Nomination Board and the Outokumpu Leadership Team.
Employed by Outokumpu since 2022.
Work experience
Senior Vice President – General Counsel: Outokumpu 2022–2024
Assistant Group General Counsel & Head of Legal for South Europe, Middle East and Africa: KONE Corporation 2021–2022
Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific: KONE Corporation 2005–2021
General Counsel and member of the Executive Board: Jaakko Pöyry Group Oyj’s Energy Business Group 2001–2005
Vice President & General Counsel and other legal positions: Valio Oy 1992–2000
Positions of trust
Member of the legal committee: Confederation of Finnish Industries 2013–
Member of the International Trade Committee of the Finland Chamber of Commerce which also acts as the ICC Advisory Board in Finland 2015–
Date modified Mar 06, 2025
President – Business Area Ferrochrome
b. 1964, Finnish citizen
M.Sc. (Eng.)
President – Business Area Ferrochrome 2020–
Member of the Leadership Team 2020–
Responsibility: Business area Ferrochrome.
Employed by Outokumpu since 1990.
Date modified Mar 06, 2025
President – Business Line Advanced Materials
b. 1969 German citizen
M.Sc. (Mechanical Engineering), B. Sc. (Accounting and Finance)
President – Business Line Advanced Materials October 2024–
Member of the Leadership Team October2024–
Responsibility: Business line Advanced Materials within the business area Europe.
Employed by Outokumpu since October 2024.
Technical General Manager/Chief Technology Officer: VDM Metals 2018–2022
Chairman, Executive Board: Constellium Deutschland GmbH and Constellium Singen GmbH 2015–2018
Deputy Managing Director, Sales and successor to the Managing Partner: MK Metallfolien 2012–2015
Chief Executive Officer: Hydro Aluminium Slim S.p.A Italy (Norsk Hydro) 2008–2012
Chief Executive Officer: Hydro Aluminium Malaysia Sdn.Bhd (Norsk Hydro) 2005–2008
Director and Head of BU Production Planning, Business Unit Foil (Norsk Hydro) 2002–2005
Head of Production Planning Business Unit Foil, Plant Grevenbroich: VAW Aluminium (acquired by Norsk Hydro in 2002) 1999–2001 International Management Trainee, ABB Motors and Mechanical Inc: ABB Industrietechnik 1997–1999
Date modified Mar 06, 2025
Executive Vice President - Sustainability, Strategy and People
b. 1966, German citizen
M.Sc. (Econ.)
Executive Vice President – Sustainability, Strategy and People 2024–
Member of the Outokumpu Leadership Team 2013–
Responsibility: Sustainability, people, communications, strategy and Transformation Office.
Employed by Outokumpu since 2013.
Executive Vice President – Sustainability, People and Communications 2023
Chief Human Resources Officer: Outokumpu 2020–2023
Executive Vice President – Human Resources and Organization Development: Outokumpu 2016–2020
Executive Vice President – Human Resources, IT, Health and Safety: Outokumpu 2013–2016
Executive Vice President – Human Resources and Health, Safety and Sustainability: Outokumpu Oyj 2013
Group HR Director: SAG Group GmbH 2012
Operating Partner: Humatica AG 2010–2012
Group HR Director: Clariant International AG 2002–2008
VP Executive Policies: EADS (former DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG) 1999–2002
Senior Consultant: Towers Perrin 1993–1998
Date modified Mar 06, 2025
President – Business Line Stainless Europe
b. 1977, Swedish citizen
M.Sc. (Environmental Science)
President – Business Line, Stainless Europe 2022–
Member of the Leadership Team 2020–
Responsibility: Business line Stainless Europe within the business area Europe.
Employed by Outokumpu since 2002.
Executive Vice President – Operations, Business Area Europe 2020–2022
Senior Vice President – Tornio Operations: Outokumpu 2018–2020
Vice President – Quarto Plate: Outokumpu 2015–2018
General Manager – Production: Outokumpu Degerfors 2010–2015
Various operational positions: Outokumpu 2002–2010
Date modified Mar 06, 2025
President, business area Americas
b. 1965, German citizen
MBA, M.Sc. (Protected Landscape Management)
President – Business Area Americas 2021–
Member of the Leadership Team 2020–
Responsibility: Business area Americas.
Employed by Outokumpu since 2012.
Acting President – Business Area Americas: Outokumpu 2020–2021
SVP – Sales South & Overseas, Business Area Europe: Outokumpu 2016–2020
SVP – Finance & Control, Business Area Europe: Outokumpu 2013–2016
VP – Investor Relations: Outokumpu 2012–2013
Director – Treasury, Risk Management, Insurance & Investor Relations: Inoxum 2012
Director – Head of Corporate & Structured Finance: Vattenfall 2010–2012
Treasurer: N.V. Nuon 2008–2010
Risk Management: N.V. Nuon 2000–2008
International postings in India, Pakistan, Singapore, Russia, Netherlands, the U.S., and Finland.
Board member: BASF 2024–
Board member: BCA, the Business Council of Alabama 2022
Board member: American Iron and Steel Institute 2020–
Member of the Board of Directors: Mobile Chamber of Commerce, Alabama, US 2021–2023
Date modified Mar 06, 2025
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