Essimari Kairisto

Deputy Chair of Fortum's Board of Directors

Born: 1966

Nationality: Finnish and German

Education: Diploma in Business Administration (Germany)

Independence: Independent member of Fortum's Board of Directors since 2018

Committee work: Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee

Shareholding in Fortum: See current shareholding

Main occupation: Independent consultant

Primary working experience: Member of the Executive Board/CFO in 2013-2016 at Hochtief Solutions AG; General Manager Finance/CFO of Sasol O&S Group International 2008-2013; Managing Director and CFO of Sasol Germany GmbH 2007-2013; Managing Director/CFO of Lahmeyer International GmbH 2004-2007; Head of Special Purpose Controlling of RWE Solutions AG 2003-2004; Head of Commercial Services Infrastructure Management of RWE Solutions AG & RWE Industrie-Lösungen GmbH 2002-2003; several management positions in Germany, Norway and US at Schlumberger 1995-2001

Key positions of trust: Member of the Supervisory Board and Chair of the Audit Committee of Fugro N.V., Member of the Supervisory Board, the Board of Partners, and the Audit Committee of Freudenberg Group; Vice Chair of the Supervisory Board, Chair of the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee, and Member of the Strategic Investment Committee of TenneT Holding B.V.; Independent Member of the Board of Directors and Member of the Audit Committee of Applus Services SA; Non-executive Independent Member of the Board of Directors and Chair of the Audit Committee of Iveco Group N.V.

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