Petri Rignell
Chair of the Board since 2017,
Board Member 2015-2017
Master of Science (Technology)
Born 1962, Finnish citizen
Independent of the company and its major shareholders
Work history:
Petri is PriRock Oy’s CEO since 2007. Between 2016-2017 Rignell served as the CEO of Kreate Oy.
Positions of trust:
Chairman of the Board CTV Properties AB since 2017 and Nordec Oy since 2021. Board Member Consti Oy since 2008, Sitowise Oy since 2019, Setera Communications Oy since 2017 and KFS Finland Oy since 2015.
Jussi Aine
Board member since 2021
Master of Science in Engineering, Master of Economic
Sciences
Born 1954, Finnish citizen
Independent of the company but not of its major shareholders
Work history:
Aine is the CEO of Harjavalta Oy since 2014 and CEO of Puustelli Group Ltd since 1999.
Positions of trust:
Chairman and Board member Lapti Group Oy since 2013 and Board member Nordec Oy since 2022, Finnish Forest Industries since 2005 and Puustelli Group Ltd since 1999. Chairman and Board member Kastelli Group Oy since 1989 and Board member Harjavalta Oy since 1981.
Timo Kohtamäki
Board member since 2015
Licentiate of Science (Technology)
Born 1963, Finnish citizen
Independent of the company and its major shareholders
Work history:
CEO at Suomi-rata Oy since 2021 and CEO at Timo Kohtamäki Consulting Oy since 2014.
Positions of trust:
Chairman of the board Lujatalo Oy since 2020, Foudia Housing Oy since 2019 and Are Oy since 2018. Board member Conficap Oy since 2019, Luja Group since 2017, Honkarakenne Oy: since 2017, A-Insinöörit Oy since 2017 and Fluent Progress RT Oy since 2015.
Timo Pekkarinen
Board member since 2021
Construction Engineer
Born 1973, Finnish citizen
Independent of the company but not of its major shareholders
Work history:
Timo Pekkarinen is the CEO of Lapti Group Oy since 2000. Pekkarinen has founded and worked as the CEO at Hoivatilat Plc between 2008-2010.
Positions of trust:
Board member Nordec Oy since 2022, Chamber of Commerce since 2020 and Kastelli Group Oy since 2019. Chairman of the Board of Directors Tirinom Oy since 2014.
Elina Rahkonen
Board member since 2020
Maste of Science (Economics)
Born 1979, Finnish citizen
Independent of the company and its major shareholders
Work history:
Elina Pienimäki works as the CEO of Wulff-Yhtiöt Oyj since 2019. During the past five years Pienimäki has worked as the CEO at Aallon Group Oyj between 2018-2019, as the CFO at Ahlsell Oy between 2017-2018 and CFO at Wulff-Yhtiöt Oyj between 2014-2017.
Positions of trust: –
Petra Thorén
Board member since 2022
Master of Economic Sciences
Born 1969, Finnish citizen
Independent of the company and its major shareholders
Work history:
Managing Director of Vingruppen Oy and Head of Business Development of Anora Group’s Wine Division from 2021. Previous work history: Managing Director, Vingruppen Finland (part of Arcus Group) 2019–2021, Advisor, DEN Group Ltd 2018-2019, Managing Partner, Miltton Markets 2017, Partner, Kreab Oy 2010-2017, CEO, The Finnish Family Firms Association 2010, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations YIT Corporation 2002–2009
Positions of trust:
Chairman of the Board of Directors from 2020 in following companies: Social Wines Oy, Vinunic Oy, Vinum Import Ab, Wineword Finland Oy and Brews4U Finland Oy. Member of the Board of Directors Vingruppen Oy since 2021. Previous positions of trust: Keliber Oy, member of the Board of Directors 2019–2020 and AAC Global Oy, member of the Board of Directors 2016–2017
The list of ownership in Kreate can be found from Management Holdings section