1. Annual report 2014
  2. Corporate Governance
  3. President and CEO and Management Team
  4. Members of Management Team
  • Supervisory Board
  • Risk management
  • Insider administration
  • Audit
  • Internal audit
  • Remuneration
  • VR City Traffic
  • Properties
  • Conductor
  • For the investor

    • Members of the Management Team

    In 2014 the Management Team of VR-Group Ltd comprised the following persons:

    Mikael Aro

    Mikael Aro
    • b. 1965, eMBA
    • President and CEO, VR-Group Ltd
    • Previously served as Senior Vice President, Northern Europe, Carlsberg and CEO of Sinebrychoff, part of Carlsberg.
    • Member of the Management Team since 1 July 2009

    Petri Auno

    Petri Auno
    • b. 1973, M.Phil.
    • Senior Vice President, Train Operations, VR-Group Ltd
    • Previously served as Transport Manager responsible for train driver operations and as Regional Manager in VR Group and as project manager at the University of Oulu.
    • Member of the Management Team since 20 November 2012

    Jari Hankala

    Jari Hankala
    • b. 1962, M.Sc. (Eng.)
    • Senior Vice President, Maintenance, VR-Group Ltd
    • Previously served as maintenance director and director of Varkaus unit at Foster Wheeler Energia Oy.
    • Member of the Management Team since 20 November 2012

    Outi Henriksson

    Outi Henriksson
    • b. 1969, M.Sc. (Econ.)
    • Senior Vice President, CFO, VR-Group Ltd
    • Previously served in financial management at Sonera, Cultor and Sulake.
    • Member of the Management Team since 13 August 2012

    Rolf Jansson

    Rolf Jansson
    • b. 1969, M.Sc. (Eng.), M.Sc. (Econ.)
    • Senior Vice President, Logistics division, VR-Group Ltd
    • Previously served as Director, Nordea Corporate Finance, and Management Consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton.
    • Member of the Management Team since 27 July 2009

    Timo Koskinen

    Timo Koskinen
    • b. 1968, LL.M.
    • Senior Vice President, Human Resources, VR-Group Ltd
    • Previously served as Vice President, Human Resources, VR Ltd and VR-Group and as Legal Advisor at Elisa.
    • Member of the Management Team since 20 August 2009

    Otto Lehtipuu

    Otto Lehtipuu
    • b. 1968, M.Sc. (Eng.)
    • Senior Vice President, Corporate Relations and Environment, VR-Group Ltd
    • Previously served as Head of Environmental Affairs, VR Group.
    • Member of the Management Team since 1 December 2010

    Päivi Minkkinen

    Päivi Minkkinen
    • b. 1959, B.Sc. (Linguistics), eMBA
    • Senior Vice President, Russia and International Business, VR-Group Ltd
    • Previously served as Head of International Affairs, VR Group.
    • Member of the Management Team since 20 August 2009

    Maisa Romanainen

    Maisa Romanainen
    • b. 1967, M.Sc. (Econ.)
    • Senior Vice President, Passenger Services, VR-Group Ltd
    • Previously served as Executive Vice President and Director of the Department Store Division at Stockmann plc.
    • Member of the Management Team since 1 November 2014

       

    Ville Saksi

    Ville Saksi
    • b. 1971, B. Eng
    • Managing Director, VR Track Oy
    • Previously served as Managing Director, Skanska Infra Oy.
    • Member of the Management Team since 1 January 2010

     

    Antti Tiitola also served as member of the Management Team until 30 September 2014.

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