Jari Vähäpesola
Member of the Board of since 2024
Born 1959
Finnish citizen
Master of Science (Mechanical Engineering)
Independent of the company and its major shareholders
Company shareholding: 12 500 shares
Work history
- Strategic Advisor, Valmet Oyj 2023
- Business Line President, Paper, Valmet Oyj 2014-2023
- President, Paper Business Line, Metso Paper Oy 2011-2013
- Senior Vice President, Paper Machines and Paper Finishing business units, Paper Business Line, Metso Paper Oy 2011
- Senior Vice President, Paper Machines business unit, Paper Business Line, Metso Paper Oy 2008-2010
- Senior Vice President, Service business unit, Paper and Board Business Line, Metso Paper Oy 2007-2008
- President, Service Business Line, Metso Paper Oy 2006-2007
- Senior Vice President, Services, Paper Business Line, Metso Paper Oy 2004-2005
- Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Service Business Line, Metso Paper Oy 2002-2004
- Managing Director, Metso Paper Limited, UK, Metso Paper Oy 2000-2001
- General Manager and Vice President, Jyväskylä Service Center, Valmet Oy 1999-2000
- Business Manager, Roll Services, Jyväskylä Service Center, Valmet Oy 1997-1999
- Product Sales Manager, Roll Services, Jyväskylä Service Center, Valmet Oy 1996-1997
- Technical Sales Manager, Roll Services, Valmet-Appleton Inc., USA, Valmet Oy 1994-1996
- Product Specialist, Roll Conditioning, Valmet-Appleton Inc., USA, Valmet Oy 1993-1994
- Product Development Engineer, Rolls and Materials, Valmet Paper Machinery, Rautpohja, Valmet Oy 1987-1993
- Product Development Engineer, New products, Inha Works, Fiskars Oy Ab 1984-1987
Positions of trust
- Adviser to Spinnova’s Board of Directors, 2023 –
- Vice Chairman of the board, JAMK University of Applied Sciences Ltd 2020-2022
- Member of the board, JAMK University of Applied Sciences Ltd 2016-2020
- Chairman of the board, Valmet Dura Oy (JV with Yamauchi Corp, Japan) 2008-2010
- Member of the board, Elomatic Paper & Mechanical Oy 2008-2010
- Member of the board, Valmet Dura Oy (JV with Yamauchi Corp, Japan) 2007-2008