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
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
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Board of Directors |
Born |
Education |
Main position |
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Hannu Syrjänen |
Chairman |
1951 |
B.Sc. (Econ.), Master of Laws |
Chairman of the Board of Directors |
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Jukka Ylppö |
Vice Chairman |
1955 |
M.Sc. (Eng.), M.Sc. (Econ.) |
Senior Advisor on development of control systems for industrial electric drives, ABB Corporation |
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Sirpa Jalkanen |
Member |
1954 |
M.D. |
University of Turku Vice Dean, Professor of Immunology |
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Eero Karvonen |
Member |
1948 |
M.Sc. (Eng.) |
Owner and Managing Director of EVK-Capital Oy |
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Timo Maasilta |
Member |
1954 |
M.Sc. (Eng.) |
Managing Director of Maa- ja vesitekniikan tuki ry and Tukinvest Oy |
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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