Investors
Executive committee
Talvivaara's Executive Committee consists of two Executive Directors, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, and nine Executives. Click here to see Executive Committee Insider Register.
Pekka Perä
Chief Executive Officer Group Management and Group StrategyExecutive Director and CEO of the company since its incorporation in 2003 (08/2003). Founder of the Company
Date of birth: 1964
Education: M.Sc. (Mining) Helsinki University of Technology
Additional informationPrimary experience: Project Manager of Mining at Arctic Platinum Partnership from 2001 to 2003 and as a Project Manager at Pyhäsalmi Mine Oy from 1999 to 2001, various positions with the Outokumpu Group in Finland and elsewhere from 1991 to 1999.
Saila Miettinen-Lähde
Chief Financial Officer Group’s financial management, Investor Relations, Treasury, Risk Management and CommunicationsCFO of the company since 2005, Executive Director since May 2007
Date of birth: 1962
Education: M.Sc.(Eng.)
Additional informationOther key positions of trust: Biohit Oyj, Board of Directors (13.42011), Talvivaara Management Oy, Board of Directors (17.12.2010), Valuecode Oy, Board of Directors (25.2.2008), Jyrso Oy, Board of Directors (2003)
Primary experience: Founding partner of SIDOS Partners Ltd (Jan 2004 to Dec 2004), Director at D. Carnegie AB (2000 to 2003), Vice President of Business Development at Orion Pharma (Jan 2000 to Oct 2000), Director of the Finnish National Fund for Research and Development (1998 to 1999) and various positions at Leiras Oy (1993 to 1998).
Pekka Erkinheimo
Chief Commercial Officer Group Sales and Procurement, Logistics and Legal Affairs. Company SecretaryChief Commercial Officer and member of senior management of company since 2006.
Date of birth: 1972
Education: Master of Law degree
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Lassi Lammassaari
Chief Operations Officer ProductionChief Operations Officer and member of Executive Comittee. Joined the Company in 2005. Before being appointed Chief Operations Officer, Mr. Lammassaari was the General Manager of Environment and Infrastructure for Talvivaara Project Ltd 2005-2008.
Date of birth: 1972
Education: M.Sc. Evironmental Engineering
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Jukka Pitkäjärvi
Chief Geologist Exploration and Reserve DevelopmentChief Geologist and member of senior management. Joined the company in September 2007. Member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Date of birth: 1960
Education: Master of Science degree in Geology and Mineralogy
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Leif Rosenback
Chief Technology Officer Technology, Research and DevelopmentChief Technology Officer since June 2009 and member of Executive Committee since February 2007. Joined the company in February 2007 as Chief Metallurgist.
Date of birth: 1952
Education: Master of Science degree in Chemical Engineering
Additional informationPrior to joining the Company, he held various position within the Outokumpu Group from 1990, most recently as a Senior Process Metallurgist of Outokumpu Technology Oy.
Eeva Ruokonen
Chief Sustainability Officer Sustainability, Environment, Health, Safety management and Business excellenceChief Sustainability Officer and member of senior management of the company since February 2010.
Date of birth: 1960
Education: M.Sc. (mining) and Lic.Tech. (mineral processing)
Additional informationPrior to joining Talvivaara she worked for ABB Oy Service as Vice President - HSE (2007 – 2009), Boliden Ab as global Vice President - QHSE (2006 – 2007), Boliden’s zinc smelter in Kokkola as General Manager - administration (2005 – 2006) and copper/nickel smelters in Harjavalta as Vice President HSE (1999 – 2005). During 1991 – 1999 she worked for Outokumpu-company at Kemi chromium mine in operational and process development positions.
Tapio Hyödynmaa
General Manager Projects Investments, Project ExecutionGeneral Manager Projects and member of senior management. Joined Talvivaara in January 2007 and has been Chief Operation Officer of the Company from April 2007 until 2008.
Date of birth: 1951
Education: Bachelor of Science degree in Process Engineering
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Kari Vyhtinen
General Manager Expansion Business Development / ExpansionGeneral Manager Business Development and member of senior managemet. Joined Talvivaara in November 2007.
Date of birth: 1971
Education: Master of Science in Mineral Processing and E-MBA degrees
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Jari Voutilainen
General Manager Business Development Business DevelopmentGeneral Manager Business Development and member of the Executive Committee. Joined Talvivaara in 2010.
Date of birth: 1966
Education: Master of Science in Technology (Metallurgy and Strategy & International Marketing)
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Teemu Repo
Group Controller Group Accounts, Audit & Control, InsurancesGroup Controller since March 2007 and member of senior management since October 2011.
Date of birth: 1979
Education: M.Sc. (Economics and Business Administration)
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