Altia’s Board of Directors becomes more international

Sanna Suvanto-Harsaae becomes the new Chairman of the Board. New members of the Board Kim Henriksson and Kasper Madsen bring expertise on the Nordic market.

Altia’s general meeting has selected the economist Sanna Suvanto-Harsaae as the Chairman of Altia Plc’s Board of Directors.

Suvanto-Harsaae is an experienced Nordic board professional with vast experience from various business sectors. She has worked in different tasks at Procter & Gamble in Sweden, Germany and Switzerland as well as the Nordic CEO at Reckitt Benckiser in Denmark. Suvanto-Harsaae is a board member at companies such as SAS, Paulig and Clas Ohlson. Suvanto-Harsaae has been a member of Altia’s Board since 2013.

“There is a significant reform process going on at Altia, which makes the Chairman’s position particularly interesting. My aim is to promote the execution of new profitable growth,” says Suvanto-Harsaae.

The general meeting elected Kim Henriksson and Kasper Madsen as new members of the Board. Henriksson, who lives in Sweden, has previously worked as the Financial Manager at Munksjö and is a partner in Access Partners.The Danish Kasper Madsen acts as the Logistics Manager at Hilding Anders AB and has previously worked in managerial positions at Carlsberg. The previous Chairman Matti Tikkakoski as well as Catarina Fagerholm and Mikael Aro will leave the Board. Minna Huhtaniska, Annikka Hurme and Jarmo Kilpelä will continue as members of the Board.

“The change is part of Altia’s internationalization process. With the new members, we will gain significant expertise from Altia’s core markets,” says Suvanto-Harsaae. “I thank Matti, Catarina and Mikeal for their important contribution to developing Altia.”