CEO and Executive Board
CEO
The Board appoints the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) who supervises the Company’s operational management in accordance with the Limited Liability Companies Act with the instructions and guidelines provided by the Board. The CEO ensures that the accounting practices of the Group comply with the law and that the financial management of the group has been arranged in a reliable manner. The CEO ensures that the Board has sufficient information to assess the Company’s operations and financial situation. The CEO is responsible for the accomplishment of the Board’s decisions and reports the results to the Board.
The CEO may undertake acts which, considering the scope and nature of the operations of the Company, are unusual or extensive, only with the authorisation of the Board.
The CEO of the parent company Wulff Group Plc also acts as the Group’s CEO and as the Chairman of the Group Executive Board.
The Board appointed Heikki Vienola as the CEO of Wulff Group Plc on September 25, 2017. Kimmo Laaksonen acted as the Group’s CEO 9.3.-25.9.2017. Elina Rahkonen was the Interim CEO 28.9.2016-9.3.2017. Topi Ruuska was the CEO until 28.9.2016.
Group Executive Board
Group Executive Board’s duties and working methods
The Group Executive Board led by the Group CEO is responsible for the Group’s operations in practice. The Group Executive Board convenes regularly to analyse and evaluate the financial and business performance as well as the key development initiatives of both segments. The management team has no official statutory position but, in practice, it has a significant role in the organisation of the Company management.
Based on the CEO’s proposal, the Board of Directors confirms the composition and new nominations to the Group Executive Board.
The Managing Directors of subsidiaries are in charge of the business operations in each subsidiary. Significant decisions, such as significant investments, are subject to the Group CEO’s approval. Each subsidiary has its own financial administration, while the Group’s Chief Financial Officer has responsibility of group-wide financial administration.
The segments’ financial reports and the situation of the businesses’ key development projects are on the agenda of the Group Executive Board which convenes on a quarterly basis.
Group Executive Board Members
The Group Executive Board consists of the following members:
name | year of birth | position |
Ninni Arion | 1978 | CEO/Wulff Entre Ltd |
Trond Fikseaunet | 1963 | Managing Director/Wulff Supplies AB |
Elina Hanén | 1982 | CFO/Wulff Group Plc |
Tarja Törmänen | 1974 | Communications and Marketing Director |
Heikki Vienola | 1960 | CEO/Wulff Group Plc, Chairman of the Executive Board |
Veijo Ågerfalk | 1959 | Executive Vice President and Head of Direct Sales Division |