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Management team

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Tapio Kuula	Anne Brunila	Alexander Chuvaev	Mikael Frisk	Timo Karttinen
Juha Laaksonen	Per Langer	Matti Ruotsala

The Fortum Management Team currently consists of eight members, including the President and CEO to whom the members of the Management Team report. The General Counsel acts as the Secretary to the Management Team. The Management Team meets regularly on a monthly basis. In addition, there are meetings dealing with strategy and business planning, as well as performance reviews and people issues such as management reviews.

The Fortum Management Team, among other things, sets the strategic targets, prepares the Group’s annual business plans, follows up on the results, plans and decides on investments, mergers, acquisitions and divestments within authorisation, reviews the key day-today operations and the implementation of operational decisions.

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TAPIO KUULA
President and CEO since 2009
Born 1957. MSc (Eng), MSc (Econ)
Member of the Management Team since 1997
Employed by Fortum since 1996
Shareholding: Insider register

CV (pdf 17,7 KB) >>

Previous positions:
Fortum Corporation, Senior Vice President, 2005
Fortum Power and Heat Oy, President, 2000
Power and Heat Sector, Fortum Oyj, President 2000
Fortum Power and Heat Oy, Executive Vice President, 1999
Imatran Voima Oy, Executive Vice President, Member of the Board, Member of the Management Team, 1997

Key positions of trust:
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company, Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Lappeenranta University of Technology, Member of the Board
East Office of Finnish Industries Oy, Chairman of the Board
Northern Dimension Business Council, Co-chairman

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ANNE BRUNILA
Executive Vice President, Corporate Relations and
Strategy, since 2009
Born 1957. DSc (Econ.)
Member of the Management Team since 2009
Employed by Fortum since 2009

Shareholding: Insider register

Previous positions:
Finnish Forest Industries Federation, President and CEO, 2006
Ministry of Finance, several positions, 2002
The Bank of Finland, Advisor to the Board, 2002
European Commission, Advisor, 2000
The Bank of Finland, several positions, 1992

Key positions of trust:
Kone Oyj, Member of the Board
Sampo Oyj, Member of the Board
Aalto University Foundation, Member of the Board
The Research Institute of Finnish Economy ETLA, Member of the Board
Finnish Business and Policy Forum, EVA, Member of the Board
World Business Council of Sustainable Development, Council member
Finnish Energy Industries, Member of the Board

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ALEXANDER CHUVAEV
Executive Vice President, Russia Division; General Director of OAO,
Country responsible for Russia since 2009
Fortum since 2009
Born 1960, MSc (Eng.)
Member of the Management Team since 2009
Employed by Fortum since 2009
Shareholding: Insider register

Previous positions:
GE Oil & Gas, Regional Executive Director, Russia and CIS, 2009
SUEK, Investment Development Director, Russia 2008
JSC Power Machines, Managing Director, Russia, 2006-2008
GE Oil & Gas, Regional General Manager, Russia, 2006
JSC OMZ, Chief Operations Officer, Russia, 2005
GE, various positions in the USA and Canada, 1999
Solar Turbines Europe S.A., various positions in Europe and the USA, 1991

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MIKAEL FRISK
Senior Vice President, Corporate Human Resources, since 2001
Born 1961. MSc (Econ)
Member of the Management Team since 2001
Employed by Fortum since 2001
Shareholding: Insider register

Previous positions:
Nokia Mobile Phones, Vice President, HR Global Functions, 1998
Nokia-Maillefer, Vice President, HR, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1993
Nokia NCM Division,HR Development Manager, 1992
Oy Huber Ab, HR Development Manager, 1990

Key positions of trust:
Staffpoint Oy, Member of the Board

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TIMO KARTTINEN
Executive Vice President, Electricity Solutions and Distribution Division; Country responsible for Finland and Norway since 2009
Born 1965. MSc (Eng)
Member of the Management Team since 2004
Employed by Fortum since 1991
Shareholding: Insider register

Previous positions:
Fortum Corporation, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, 2004
Fortum Power and Heat Oy, Business Unit Head, Portfolio Management and Trading, 2000
Fortum Power and Heat Oy, Vice President, Electricity Procurement and Trading, 1999
Imatran Voima Oy, Vice President, Electricity Procurement, 1997

Key positions of trust:
Gasum Oy, Member of the Supervisory Board
Confederation of Finnish Industries, Member of the Trade Policy Committee and Energy Committee

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JUHA LAAKSONEN
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since 2000
Born 1952. BSc (Econ)
Member of the Management Team since 2000
Employed by Fortum since 1979
Shareholding: Insider register

Previous positions:
Fortum Corporation, Corporate Vice President, M&A, 2000
Fortum Oil & Gas Oy, Executive Vice President, Finance & Planning, 1999
Neste Oyj, CFO 1998

Key positions of trust:
Sato Oyj, Chairman of the Board
Kemira Oyj, Member of the Board
Kemijoki Oy, Member of the Supervisory Board
The Fortum Art Foundation, Chairman of the Board
The Association of Finnish Fine Arts Foundations, Deputy Chairman
of the Board

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PER LANGER
Executive Vice President, Heat Division; Country responsible for Sweden, Poland and the Baltics since 2009

Born 1969. MSc (Econ.)
Member of the Management Team since 2009
Employed by Fortum since 1999
Shareholding: Insider register

Previous positions:
Fortum Power and Heat Oy, President of Heat, 2007
Fortum Power and Heat Oy, President of Portfolio Management and Trading, 2004
Fortum Oyj, managerial positions, 1999
Gullspång Kraft, managerial positions 1997

Key positions of trust:
AS Fortum Tartu, Supervisory Board Chairman

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MARIA PAATERO-KAARNAKARI
Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy and R&D, since 2007
Born 1955, MSc (Eng)
Member of the Management Team since 2007
Employed by Fortum since 1985
Shareholding: Insider register

Previous positions:
Fortum Corporation, Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy, 2007
Fortum Corporation, Vice President, Corporate Development 2000
Neste Oyj, Manager, Strategic Planning 1998
Neste Polyester Inc, USA, Business Development Manager 1997
Neste Group, various managerial positions 1985

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MATTI RUOTSALA
Executive Vice President, Power Division since 2009
Born 1956. MSc (Eng.)
Member of the Management Team since 2009
Employed by Fortum since 2007
Shareholding: Insider register

Previous positions:
Fortum Power and Heat Oy, President of Generation, 2007
Valtra Ltd, Managing Director, 2005
AGCO Corporation, Vice President, 2005
Konecranes Plc, Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Deputy CEO, 2001
Konecranes Plc and Kone Corporation, several senior and managerial positions, 1982

Key positions of trust:
Kemijoki Oy, Chairman of the Board
PKC Group Oyj, Chairman of the Board
Teollisuuden Voima Oyj, Member of the Board
Halton Group Ltd, Member of the Board
Componenta Oyj, Member of the Board

3/1/2012

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