Ownership of the Management
The holding information is based on the shareholder register maintained by Euroclear Finland Ltd.
Management
Board of Directors
Johanna Lamminen
Member of the board, deputy chairman of the board
- Born 1966. Doctor of Science (Tech.) and MBA.
- Member of the Board as of 20 April 2023.
- Board Member at Mandatum Plc, Auroora Yhtiöt Plc, Greenriver Holdco S.L, Finnish Business and Policy Forum EVA and The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy ETLA. She also serves as the Chairman of the Board of Savonlinna Opera Festival. She has previously served as a Board Member at Cargotec Plc, Sampo Bank, Tieto Plc and Evli Bank.
- Serves as CEO of Novana Ltd. Previously served as CEO of Gasum Ltd and Danske Bank Finland as well as CFO of Sampo Bank and Evli Bank.
- Independent of the company and major shareholders.
Karri Haaparinne
Member of the board
- Born 1967, yo-merkonomi ja eMBA.
- Founding partner of Taaleri Oyj, served as deputy CEO. Long banking career in various companies: KOP, Merita, MeritaNordbanken, Leonia, SampoLeonia, Mandatum.
- Board member in Havuz Holding Oy, Rauma Marine Construction Oy, HJK Oy, Turun Toriparkki Oy and Oribalt SIA. Has been a Board member at, among others, Insurance Company Garantia, Naps Solar Oy and Fellow Finance Oy.
- Independent of the company and major shareholders.
Sami Honkonen
Member of the board
- Born 1983. Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.).
- Member of the Board as of 20 April 2023.
- Entrepreneur of technology, investor. Previously worked as CEO at Tomorrow Tech Oy and Digitaalinen asuntokauppa DIAS Oy and as Director at Reaktor Innovations Oy. Member of the Board of Fondia Plc.
- Independent of the company and major shareholders.
Marjo Tomminen
Member of the board
- Born 1962, MBA, yo-merkonomi MTT, eMBA.
- Acts as Finance and Administration Director of DigiFinland Oy. Has worked as CFO at Kuntarahoitus Oyj.
- She has been a member of the Board of Directors at Rahoituksen neuvontapalvelut Inspira Oy in 2007-2018 and at Danske Kiinnitysluottopankki Oyj.
- Independent of the company and major shareholders.
Tero Weckroth
Member of the board
- Born 1971. Education: licensed pharmacist and MBA.
- Member of the Board of Alisa Bank Plc from 2 April 2022. Acted as a Member of the Board of Fellow Finance since 2021. Weckroth also serves as a Member of the Board at Nexstim Plc, Inderes Plc and Avia Pharma Holding AB. Chairman of the Board at Combinostics Oy and WRCC Invest Oy.
- Weckroth has previously worked at, among others, ABN Amro, Dresdner Kleinwort and Kepler Capital Markets.
- Independent of the company and major shareholders.
Management Team
Sampsa Laine
CEO
- Born 1969. M.Sc. (Econ. & Bus. Adm.).
- Founder and Chairman of the Board of Growroad.
- He has worked at Nordea and Danske Bank in various management roles. Also worked as CEO of Manna Group and Mandatum Security and as an expert at nCino.
- Independent of the company and major shareholders.
Antoni Airikkala
Director, Funding and Liquidity
- Born 1985, M.Soc.Sc.
- He has been Director of Investor Accounts at Fellow Finance since 2020 and was Director of New Markets at Fellow Finance over the years 2015–2020.
- He has previously worked at Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken.
Kukka Lehtimäki
CFO
- Born 1988, M.Sc. (Econ. & Bus. Adm.).
- She has worked at Fellow Bank since May 2022. In the past, she has held financial management positions at OP Financial Group and worked as an auditor of financial companies at KPMG.
Tomi Pulkkinen
CIO
- Born 1982, engineer.
- He has worked at Alisa Bank since 2020.
- Previously worked at Tieto Finland Oy and S-Pankki Oyj as an expert and supervisor related to IT field.
Junno Roine
Director, business customers
- Born 1976, Bachelor of Business Administration, MBA.
- Previously served as CEO of PURO Finance Oy in 2017-2024.
- Previously served as Interim CEO, Business Unit Director and COO at Nordea Rahoitus.
Juha Saari
Director, personal customers
- Born 1979, secondary-school graduate.
- He has been Director of Finnish Consumer Lending at Fellow Finance since 2020.
- He has previously worked in various consumer financing roles at Aurajoki Nordic Oyj (previously DFC Nordic Oyj) as COO in Finland and Sweden, for example.
Essi Salmela
Chief risk officer
- Born 1989, M.Sc. (Econ. & Bus. Adm.).
- She has worked as a Chief Risk Officer at Fellow Bank since April 2022.
- Previously she has worked as financial professional at FCG Risk & Compliance Oy, Nordea, PwC and BearingPoint.
Katja Vähäsilta
General Counsel
- Born 1969, LL.M, Trained on the Bench
- Has joined Alisa Bank Plc in October 2024
- Has previously worked as Nordic Head of Legal in Nordea Finance
Christina Wallenius
Director, HR and Communications
- Born 1978, Bachelor of Business Administration.
- She has worked at Alisa Bank since 2021.
- Previously worked at Evli Pankki Group in various expert positions.