Finnvera’s Annual General Meeting elected the Supervisory Board and the Board of Directors

At its meeting on 7 May 2009, Finnvera’s Annual General Meeting elected new members to the company’s Supervisory Board. The composition of the Board of Directors remains unchanged.

The new members on the Supervisory Board are Ville Niinistö, Member of Parliament, Kirsi Åkerlund, LL.M., and Tuija Saari, Liaison Officer.

Johannes Koskinen, Member of Parliament, was re-elected Chairman of the Supervisory Board. Kyösti Karjula, Member of Parliament was re-elected First Vice Chairman and Reijo Paajanen, Member of Parliament, Second Vice Chairman. The following members continue on the Supervisory Board: Ulla Achrén, Secretary General; Kaija Erjanti, Head of Division; Susanna Haapoja, Member of Parliament; Sinikka Hurskainen, Member of Parliament; Matti Kauppila, Member of Parliament; Leila Kurki, Senior Adviser; Petri Pihlajaniemi, Member of Parliament; Hannele Pohjola, Director, Innovation and Growth Policy; Tuomo Puumala, Member of Parliament; Heikki Ropponen, Deputy Managing Director; Veli-Matti Töyrylä, Chairman; and Timo Vallittu, Chairman.

The Annual General Meeting decided to re-elect the current Board of Directors.

Kalle J. Korhonen, Under-Secretary of State, continues to chair the Board of Directors. The First Vice Chairman is Pekka Laajanen, Director of Legislative Affairs, and the Second Vice Chairman is Pekka Huhtaniemi, Under-Secretary of State.

The following Board members were re-elected: Pirkko-Liisa Hyttinen, Regional Director; Timo Kekkonen, Director; Marja Merimaa, Labour Market Counsellor; Janne Metsämäki, Manager, Trade and Industrial Policy; and Risto Suominen, Director.

Governmental Counsellor Elise Pekkala and Financial Counsellor Kristina Sarjo continue as deputy members.

The Annual General Meeting also adopted the Consolidated Financial Statements and the Parent Company’s Financial Statements for the period 1 January–31 December 2008, and approved the proposal made by the Board of Directors for the use of the parent company’s profit for the financial year.

KPMG Oy Ab was elected as Finnvera plc’s regular auditor with Raija-Leena Hankonen, Authorised Public Accountant, as the principal auditor.

Additional information:
Pauli Heikkilä, Managing Director, tel. +358 20 460 7321
Johanna Tuomisto, Senior Vice President, HR, Administration and Legal Affairs,
tel. +358 20 460 7241

Leena Jaakkola, Senior Vice President, Communications and Marketing, tel. +358 20 460 7232