Annual report Management Team 2015
Mikael Aro The company’s President and CEO since 1 July 2009 has been Mikael Aro (b. 1965), eMBA. Before this he served as Senior Vice President, Northern Europe, Carlsberg and CEO of Sinebrychoff, part of Carlsberg. |
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In 2015, the Management Team of VR-Group Ltd comprised President and CEO Mikael Aro and the following persons: |
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 at VR-Group and as project manager at the University of Oulu. Member of the Management Team since 20 November 2012. |
Outi Henriksson b. 1969, M.Sc. (Econ.) - Senior Vice President, CFO, VR-Group Ltd. - Previously served as financial management of Sonera, Cultor and Sulake. Member of the Management Team since 13 August 2012. |
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 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 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 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 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 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. |
Kimmo Soini b. 1958, M.Sc. (Eng.). - Senior Vice President, Maintenance, VR-Group Ltd - Previously worked at VR-Group as the head of Helsinki depot and in managerial positions in Finnair. Member of the Management Team since 1 March 2015. |
Jari Hankala also served as member of the Management Team until 1 March 2015.
Excluding the President and CEO, the members of the Management Team were paid a total of EUR 1,936,271 in salaries and fringe benefits and EUR 719,025 in remunerations in 2015. The members of the management team were not given a bonus of shares or share-based rights during the financial year.
