Presentation of proposed Board of Directors members

Reima Kerttula

Born 1955, M.Sc. (Eng.)
Chairman of the Board
Chairman of the Board since 2016
Member of the Board since 2009
Finnish citizen

Holdings: 16,900 Exel Composites shares* (on 31 December 2019)
* Includes shares owned through life insurance

Previous main positions

Amerplast Ltd., COO of the holding company, Managing Director of the operative companies
Senior Vice President, Flexibles, Suominen Corporation
President & CEO, Tamfelt Corporation
President, Metso Fabrics Inc.
Senior Vice President, Paper and Board Business Line, Metso Paper Inc.

Key positions of trust (current)

Member of the Board of Directors and co-owner, Amerplast Ltd.

Independence

Independent of the Company and its major shareholders

 

Petri Helsky

Born 1966, M.Sc. (Eng.), M.Sc. (Econ.)
CEO of Suominen Corporation
Member of the Board since 2016
Finnish citizen

Holdings: 5,743 Exel Composites shares (on 31 December 2019)

Previous main positions

CEO, Metsä Tissue
Member of Management Board, Metsä Group
Member of Management Board, Kemira
President, Asia-Pacific Region, Kemira
President, Paper Segment, Kemira

Independence

Independent of the Company and its major shareholders

 

Helena Nordman-Knutson

Born 1964, M.Sc (Pol. Sciences), M.Sc (Econ.)
Executive Director, Partner, Hallvarsson & Halvarsson
Member of the Board since 2017
Finnish citizen

Holdings: 4,601 Exel Composites shares (on 31 December 2019)

Previous main positions

Sales Director and Senior Consultant, Springtime
Head of Telecom Research, Pareto Öhman
Head of Telecom Research and partner, Öhman Fondkommission
Head of Telecom Research, SEB

Key positions of trust (current)

Member of the Board, Chairman of the Audit Committee, Alimak Group
Member of the Board, Lexington Group
Member of the Board, Catella Fondbolag
Member of the Board, SFF Sveriges Finansanalytikers Förening

Independence

Independent of the Company and its major shareholders

Jouko Peussa

Born 1957, Licentiate of Technology
Director, Innovation & Technology, Ingersoll Rand Compression Technologies
Member of the Board since 2016
Finnish citizen

Holdings: 5,743 Exel Composites shares (on 31 December 2019)

Previous main positions

Technology Director, Ingersoll Rand Compressed Air Systems and Services
Engineering Director EMEA, Ingersoll Rand Industrial Technologies
Engineering Director ESA, Ingersoll Rand Industrial Technologies

Independence

Independent of the Company and its major shareholders

Kirsi Sormunen

Born 1957, M.Sc (Econ)
No Exel Composites holdings
Finnish citizen

Previous main positions

Head of Nokia Bridge, Vice President, CSR, Nokia
Vice President, Sustainability/CSO, Nokia Oyj
Vice President, Head of Environmental Affairs, Nokia Oyj
Vice President, Strategy Development, Nokia
Finance Director/CFO, Nokia Americas

Key positions of trust (current)

Member of the Board of Directors, VR Group
Member of the Board of Directors, DNA
Member of the Board of Directors, Sitra
Member of the Board, Unicef Finland
Senior Advisor, Directors’ Institute of Finland, DIF Advisory Board Member, Lappeenranta University of Technology

Independence

Independent of the Company and its major shareholders