Management Team
Kimmo Herranen, CEO
Member of the management board since
2023
Birth year
1973
Education
Master of Science (Economics and Business Administration)
- Shares: 234,292
- CEO, Silta Oy 2021 – 2023
- Business Director of Golf Center Oy in 2020–2021
- Entrepreneur at Gaselliyritys Herranen Oy since 2016
- Vice President at I S Mäkinen Oy in 2019
- Sales and Marketing Director at Administer Oy in 2005–2016
- Chairman of the Board at Administer Oy 2014 – 2018
- Member of the Board of Directors of Logpoint Oy since 2021
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of Masterhill Invest Oy since 2021
Kalle Lehtonen, CFO
Member of the management board since
2023
Birth year
1974
Education
M.Sc. (Econ.)
- Shares: –
- Martela Oyj, CFO, 2018-2023
- Tantalus Rare Earths AG, CFO, 2013–2018
- Ruukki Group Oyj, CFO, 2012–2013
- Ruukki Group Oyj, Wood Processing Division, CFO, 2009–2012
Peter Aho, Business area director, financial management services
Member of the management board since
2023
Birth year
1970
Education
Vocational Qualification in Business and Administration, studied economic sciences
- Not independent of the company nor of one of its major shareholders
- Shares: 6,780,980
- Administer’s CEO 1994-2023
- Member of the Administer Plc’s Board of Directors since 1994
Paula Niemi, Chief Human Resources Officer
Member of the management board since
2022
Birth year
1977
Education
BBA and HR Manager examination
- Shares: –
- HR Business Partner / Administer Oyj 2020-2022
- HR Manager, Outsourcing / Silta Oy 2019 – 2022
- HR Business Partner / Silta Oy 2017 – 2019
- Entrepreneur / HR Network Partner for Silta Oy 2016 – 2017
- HR Partner / Finnair Oyj 2012 – 2016
Markus Backlund, CEO, Emce
Member of the management board since
2006
Birth year
1968
Education
Vocational Qualification in Business and Administration
- Member of the company’s management team since 2021 and CEO of Emce Solution Partner Oy since 2008
- Shares: 5000
Backlund holds 27 percent of Sijoitus Oy MC Invest Ab’s shares and 26.7 percent of its votes. Sijoitus Oy MC Invest Ab holds 1,205,508 shares in the company, accounting for 8.39 percent of the company’s shares and votes.
Essential work experience- COO of Emce Solution Partner Oy in 2006–2008
- Controller and Business Unit Lead at Sentera Plc in 2005–2006
- CEO of Tietonovo Oy in 2005, and prior to this, held various roles in the company since 1996
Toni Leppänen, CEO, Silta Oy
Member of the management board since
2023
Birth year
1974
Education
BBA
Essential work experience
Silta Oy, Director, Account Management and Business Development 2022-2023
Sanoma Media Finland Oy 2011-2022, several B2B management duties for example in sales and offering, business development and marketing
Fonecta Oy, Director, mobile business, 2008-2011
Arttu Eräpalo, Director, Econia Ltd
Member of the management board since
2023
Birth year
1975
Education
M.Sc. (Tech)
Shares 580
Essential work experience
- Director, Econia Ltd, 2015 ->
- Sales director, Gylling Accounting 2013 – 2015
- Director, Pretax Tampere Oy 2008-2012
The CEO manages the company’s day-to-day operations in accordance with guidelines and rules set out by the Board of Directors. The CEO is responsible for ensuring that the company’s bookkeeping complies with legislation and that financial management is reliably organised. The CEO shall provide the Board of Directors and its members with the information necessary for the performance of the duties of the Board of Directors.
The CEO may take measures that are considered unusual or extensive in view of the scope and nature of the company’s business only with the authorisation of the Board of Directors, unless the time required to obtain such authorisation would cause substantial harm to the company. In the latter case, the Board of Directors shall be notified of the measures taken as soon as possible.