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Turkka Kuusisto

CEO

Turkka Kuusisto

b. 1979, M.Sc. (Eng.), Finnair CEO as of 24 April 2024

Before Finnair, Mr. Kuusisto served as President and CEO at Posti Group Oyj since 2020. Prior to that, Mr. Kuusisto served in senior leadership positions in Posti Group Corporation and in Lindorff Group.

Key positions of trust:

Member of the Board, Service Sector Employers; Member of the Supervisory Board, Ilmarinen

Kaisa Aalto-Luoto

Chief People Officer

Kaisa Aalto-Luoto

b.1979, M.Sc. (Economics), Chief People Officer as of 23 October 2023

Ms. Aalto-Luoto has previously worked as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) at Sanoma Media Finland (2021–2023), at Metso Outotec as VP Human Resources, Services Business Area (2020–2021), at Outotec as SVP, Human Resources & Communications and several roles as Head of Human Resources in different business units (2013–2020) and at Mandatum Life as VP, Human Resources & Customer Experience and VP, Human Resources (2009–2013).

Key positions of trust:

Member of the Board of Directors at Uudenmaan Osuuspankki since 2022

Antti Kleemola

Chief Digital Officer

Antti Kleemola

b. 1980, M.Sc. (Econ), Chief Digital Officer as of 10 September 2024

Mr. Kleemola has previously worked as the Finnair's Chief Information Officer from 2022 to 2024. Before joining Finnair, Mr. Kleemola worked as the SVP and CIO at Outokumpu from 2021 to 2022 and he has also held leadership positions in digital and IT services among others in VR Group, Vapo Group and Posti Group.

Key positions of trust:

Directors of ICT Leaders Finland ry, Member of the Board of Directors.

Simon Large

Chief Customer Officer

Simon Large

b. 1969, BA (Bachelor of Arts), Chief Customer Officer as of 1 October 2024

Mr. Large was a member of the Finnair Board of Directors between 2022–2024. Previously he has worked at Cathay Pacific Airways in several management positions between 2009 – 2021. The positions include Director, Customer and Executive Committee Member between 2017 – 2021; Director, Cargo and Executive Committee Member between 2015 – 2017; GM, Marketing Loyalty Programmes and CRM between 2012 – 2015; GM, Japan between 2009 – 2012.

Kristian Pullola

Chief Financial Officer

Kristian Pullola

b. 1973, M.Sc. (Economics), CFO as of 1 October 2022

Before Finnair, Mr. Pullola served as the Chief Financial Officer at Nokia, where he also held other leadership positions within accounting, finance and investor relations.

Key positions of trust:

A board member at Kemira Plc and Terveystalo Plc and chairman of the board in FinanceKey Oy and Instructor HoldCo Oy.

Christine Rovelli

Chief Revenue Officer

Christine Rovelli

b. 1974, MBA. Chief Revenue Officer as of 10 September 2024

Ms. Rovelli has worked as the Finnair's SVP Strategy and Fleet from 2022 to 2024. Ms. Rovelli joined Finnair in 2012 and has also worked in senior leadership roles in resource management and finance. Before Finnair, she worked in investment banking in London and New York. 

Sami Sarelius

SVP and General Counsel

Sami Sarelius

b. 1971, LLM, SVP and General Counsel as of 20 August 2010

Jaakko Schildt

Chief Operating Officer, Deputy to the CEO

Jaakko Schildt

b. 1970, MBA, BSc Engineering, Chief Operating Officer as of 1 March 2016 and Deputy to the CEO as of 10 September 2024

Mr. Schildt has worked as the Chief Operating Officer at Finnair since 2016. Mr. Schildt joined Finnair from Thomas Cook Airlines UK where he held the position as Accountable Manager. Previously, Mr. Schildt has worked as the head of Finnair Technical Services, as well as in various leadership positions within SAS Group.

Key positions of trust:

Nordic Regional Airlines Oy, Chair of the Board of Directors; Kallioinen Yhtiöt Oy, Member of the Board of Directors; Pirkanmaan Osuuskauppa, Member of the Board of Directors.

Päivyt Tallqvist

SVP Communications

Päivyt Tallqvist

b. 1970, M.Sc. (Economics), SVP Communications as of 1 November 2020, headed Finnair's global media relations since 2011.

Ms. Tallqvist previously worked for Nokia in communications positions, most recently as Nokia's head of Press Services team.

Last updated: October 01, 2024