General Shareholders’ Meeting

EPV Energy Ltd’s highest authority is vested in the General Shareholders’ Meeting, which elects the Board and makes decisions in statutory issues, as well as in other issues specifically defined in the Articles of Association.

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is responsible for the company’s administration and for organising the company’s operations according to the law, Articles of Association and the decisions of the General Shareholders’ Meeting. The Board also supervises the company’s operations and administration and makes decisions on company strategy, operational policy, significant investments and financing. The Board is elected for one year at a time in an Ordinary General Meeting. The Board has 10–12 ordinary members and five deputy members. The deputy members have the right to attend General Meetings. The Chairman of the Board is nominated by the largest shareholder. The Vice Chairman is nominated by the Board.

Members of the Board:

  • Olli Arola, Director
  • Stefan Damlin, CEO
  • Vesa Hätilä, CEO (Vice Chairman of the Board)
  • Miapetra Kumpula-Natri, Member of the European Parliament (Chairman of the Board)
  • Pekka Manninen, CEO
  • Mikko Rajala, Energy Director
  • Anders Renvall, CEO
  • Joakim Strand, Member of the Parliament
  • Markku Vartia, Director
  • Janne Kangasaho, CEO

Deputy members:

  • Ahti Källi, CEO
  • Hannu Linna, CEO
  • Matti Rasimus, Management Adviser
  • Kari Roos, Director
  • Jukka Ylitalo, CEO

CEO and Management Team

The company’s CEO is Rami Vuola (MSc) and his Deputy CEO is Director of Finance Markku Källström (MSc Economics and BEng). The Management Team also includes the following members:

  • Sami Kuitunen (MSc)
  • Frans Liski (MSc)
  • Reima Neva (MSc)
  • Niko Paaso (MSc)
  • Mats Söderlund (MSc)

Subsidiary management

The subsidiaries and partnership companies belonging to the EPV Energy Ltd Group have their own administrative bodies, in the management and supervision of which EPV actively participates.

Auditors

The Ordinary Auditors elected for EPV are Tatu Huhtala (CA) and the audit firm Ernst & Young Oy, with Mikko Rytilahti (CA) as main responsible Auditor. The Vice Auditors are Anders Svennas (CA) and Kristian Berg (CA).

Personnel

Maintaining the know-how of the EPV Energy Group’s personnel plays a key role in ensuring the continuous development of our operations. It is the goal of our personnel strategy to ensure that our employees are highly committed, motivated and engaged in continuous development. We strive to guarantee a healthy and safe working environment, while nurturing a culture of doing things together.

For more than three years, our personnel’s job satisfaction has been regularly examined through various staff surveys. These surveys show that EPV is an inspiring place to work. Our personnel consists of professionals and experts in their fields who have diverse experience of the energy sector spanning more than four decades. Our competent and skilled employees are our most important resource.

The key tasks of our personnel:

  • Power procurement and balance management
  • Efficient management of power plant assets
  • Reliable use of the electricity network
  • Developing new business models

The targets of our personnel:

  • To create added value for the company’s shareholders by governing assets
  • To supervise the operational entities connected to assets
  • To develop personal know-how
  • To maintain a supportive work atmosphere

In 2018, the average number of EPV Energy Group personnel was 101 (71). At the end of the year:

  • 51 (43) employees served EPV Energy,
  • 3 (3) employees served EPV Alueverkko and
  • 21 (22) employees served Tornion Voima Oy.
  • At the end of the year, 27 employees served Seinäjoen Voima Oy, the subsidiary funded in 2018.

At the end of 2018, of the Group’s total personnel, 76 were officials and 26 employees.