Board of Directors

 

On this page:

Members of the Board of Directors 
Introductions of Board members 
Orion shareholdings of Board members
Independence of the Board members 
Meetings of Board of Directors and Board’s right to receive information 
Charter of the Board of Directors 

 

Members of the Board of Directors

The Annual General Meeting held on 20 March 2012 elected six members to the Board of Directors. Hannu syrjänen was re-elected Chairman. At its organising meeting, the Board of Directors elected Jukka Ylppö  as Vice Chairman.

Composition of the Board of Directors and the Board's Committees as of 20 March 2012

 

Board of Directors

Born

Education

Main position

Hannu Syrjänen

Chairman

1951

B.Sc. (Econ.), Master of Laws

Chairman of the Board of Directors

Jukka Ylppö

Vice Chairman

1955

M.Sc. (Eng.), M.Sc. (Econ.)

Senior Advisor on development of control systems for industrial electric drives, ABB Corporation

Sirpa Jalkanen

Member

1954

M.D.

University of Turku Vice Dean, Professor of Immunology

Eero Karvonen

Member

1948

M.Sc. (Eng.)

Owner and Managing Director of EVK-Capital Oy

Timo Maasilta

Member

1954

M.Sc. (Eng.)

Managing Director of Maa- ja vesitekniikan tuki ry and Tukinvest Oy

Heikki Westerlund

Member

1966

M.Sc. (Econ.)

Senior partner of Capman Plc

 

 

Introductions of Board members

The introductions of the Board members are available on a separate page>> at www.orion.fi/board-members.

Orion shareholdings of the Board members

Up-to-date information on the holdings of the members of the Board of Directors is available in the Insider Register of Orion, at www.orion.fi/insider-register.  

Independence of the Board members

Based on an evaluation, the Board of Directors has determined that all the members are independent of the Company and its significant shareholders in the manner described in the Finnish Corporate Governance Code.

Meetings of Board of Directors and Board’s right to receive information

A new member of the Board of Directors shall at the start of the term of office be familiarised with the Company structure, strategy and different business areas, and the Group’s Corporate Governance.

In 2011, altogether 13 Board meetings were held (13 Board meetings in 2010). The average attendance of the members was 99% (93%).

The Board of Directors conducted a self-evaluation in autumn 2011.

 

Charter of the Board of Directors

The Board of Directors has adopted a written charter containing the rules for:

  • constitution of the Board of Directors
  • meeting arrangements
  • minutes of the meetings
  • confidentiality obligations of Board members
  • ineligibility situations
  • the most important matters to be handled by the Board
  • communication about the matters handled by the Board
  • self-evaluation of the Board’s performance and working methods

The mode of operation of the Board of Directors is described in more detail on page  Group level management system > Board of Directors of parent company .

 

Updated Mar 20th 2012