Personnel
Teemu Lindberg
Executive Vice President, Production Scaling
Member of the Management Team since 2022
Born 1976
Master of Science (Engineering)
Finnish citizen
Company shareholding: 90 shares, 100 000 2022 A3 options and 100 000 2022 B3 options
Work history
- Refining Director, UPM Kymmene Plc (Biorefining Business Area) 2016–2022
- Production and Technology Director, UPM Kymmene Plc (Biofuels Strategic Business Unit) 2013–2016
- Technology Manager (Biofuels) and Process Manager (Lappeenranta Biorefinery Project) UPM Kymmene Plc 2010–2013.
- Production Manager, Yara International ASA 2008–2010
- Production Technology Specialist, Kemira Grow-How Plc 2004–2008
- Production Manager, Scantarp Oy 2003–2004
- Process Design Engineer, Neste Engineering Ltd, Fortum Plc 2001–2003
Julio Ramundo
Member of the Board of since 2023, Member of the Remuneration Committee
Born 1969
Brazilian citizen
Bachelor’s degree in Economics, MBA
Not independent of the companym, not independent of its major shareholders
Company shareholding: 0 shares and 0 options
Work history
SUZANO SA:
- New Business Director, CVC and Carbon 2022-
- Corporate Finance Director, CVC and Carbon, 2019-2021
BNDES – the Brazilian Development Bank:
- Deputy Managing Director (Head of Division), Industrial and Services: 2017-2019
- BNDES and BNDESPAR’s Executive Director 2011-2016
- Deputy Managing Director (Head of Division), Industrial and Services 2008-2011
- Deputy Managing Director (Head of Division), Social Infrastructure 2006-2008
- Head of the ITC Industry department 2003-2006
- Head of the Retail, Tourism and Services department 2001-2002
IFC, The World Bank:
- Summer intern (during MBA course), LATAM Division: 2000-2000
- BNDES, Assistant for the fiscal affairs division 1997-1999
- BNDES, Economist (project analyst) in the steel industry department 1993-1996
Shahriare Mahmood
Chief Sustainability Officer
Member of the Management Team since 2021
Born 1976
Finnish and Bangladeshi citizen
Doctor of Science (Tech)
Company shareholding: 6 505 shares, 3 000 2018 options, 55 000 2022 A3 options and 55 000 2022 B3 options (each 2018 option entitles to subscribe to 30 shares and each 2022 option entitles to subscribe to 1 share)
Work history
- R&D and Sustainability Director, Reima, 2016-2020
- Production Manager, Environmental and REACH Coordinator, MASI Company Oy, 2009-2016
- Production Manager, MASI Company AS, 2007-2009
- Production Manager, Sangar Valga Vabrik AS, (Estonia), 2004-2006
- Factory Manager, Opex Group, Kanchpur, Dhaka (Bangladesh), 2003-2004
- Project Manager, Unique Group, Gazipur, Dhaka (Bangladesh), 2002–2003
- Sales Engineer, Greenmac International Pte Ltd, Dhaka (Bangladesh), 2001-2002
- Production Engineer, Imperial Group, Hariharpara, Fatullah, Narayanganj (Bangladesh), 1999-2001
Petri Poranen
Chief Operating Officer since 2021
Member of the Management Team since 2018
Served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer between 2018 and 2021
Born 1973
Finnish citizen
Studied Accounting
Company shareholding: 0 shares and 14 132 options (of which 5 000 are 2020 B options and 9 132 are 2018 options)
Work history
- Site Director Panel Factory at Porkka Finland Oy between 2012 and 2015
- Division Business Controller at Porkka Finland Oy between 2009 and 2015 and between 2002 and 2007
- Consultant at PMPConsulting Oy between 2015 and 2018
- Division Business Controller at Huurre Group Oy between 2008 and 2010
- Group Business Controller at Huurre Group Oy between 2006 and 2008
Positions of trust
- Chair of the Board of Directors of PMPConsulting Oy since 2015
- Member of the Board of Directors of Colia Norge AS since 2015
- Member of the Board of Directors of Suomen Kotikylmiö Oy between 2015 and 2018
- Member of the Board of Directors of Colia Scandinavia AB between 2015 and 2019
Juha Salmela
Chief Technology Officer, Co-founder
Member of the Management Team since 2014
Member of the Board of Directors since 2014
Born 1973
Finnish citizen
Master of Science degree
Not independent of the company, independent of major shareholders
Company shareholding: 1 972 132 shares and 8 000 2020 B options (each 2020 B option entitles to subscribe to 30 shares)
Work history
- Researcher, Team Manager, and Principal Investigator at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd between 1997 and 2014
- Expat at the University of British Columbia in Canada between 2004 and 2005
Kirsi Sormunen
Member of the Board of since 2023, Audit Committee Chair
Born 1957
Finnish citizen
Master of Science (Economics)
Independent of the company and its major shareholders
Company shareholding: 0 shares and 0 options
Work history
- Head of Nokia Bridge, Vice President, CSR, Nokia 2012–2014
- Vice President, Sustainability/CSO, Nokia 2009-2012
- Vice President, Head of Environmental Affairs, Nokia 2004-2009
- Vice President, Strategy Development, Nokia 2003-2004
- Finance Director/CFO, Nokia Americas 1999-2003
- Finance Director/CFO, Nokia Telecommunications Business Group 1995-1999
- Vice President & Group Treasurer, Nokia Group 1993-1995
Positions of trust
- Board Member and Audit Committee Chair, WithSecure 2022-
- Board Member of Exel Composites 2020-
- Senior Advisor, DIF / Directors Institute of Finland 2015 –
- Board Member and Audit Committee Chair, UNICEF, Finland 2016 –2022
- Board member and Audit Committee Chair, DNA 2014-2021
- Advisory Board Member, Lappeenranta University of Technology 2015-2021
- Board Member, Suomen Mentorit Ry (Mentoring Association) 2015 -2018
- NED, AC Member, Sustainability Committee Chair, Talvivaara Mining 2012-2014
- Executive Advisor, Sustainability50 in World 50 Inc. 2013-2015
- Chair (2013-2016) and Member of TEKES Green Growth Program 2011-2016
- Board Member, SESKO (Electrotechnical Standardization) 2005-2007
- Management Group Member, Nokia Americas 1999-2003
- Board Member, Nokia-Gradiente Joint Venture and Nokia Brazil 2000-2003
- Management Group Member, Nokia Telecommunications 1995-1999
- Board Member, Nokia China 1995-1999
- Advisory Board Member (Aufsichtsrat), Nokia Germany 1995-1999
- Board Member, Finnish Chemicals (Kemira Chemicals) 1993-1995