Kerry Pianoforte03.04.11
Due to major changes in Enfucell's shareholders structure, the composition of the Board was changed in the annual shareholders meeting on March 3, 2011. The new members are Juha Kokkila, who was also appointed as the new Chairman, and Markku Kaloniemi. Antti Kivimaa remains from the old board.
Kokkila is a board professional and chairman of AMK-Holding Oy, a private investment company in Espoo, Finland. For 13 years he was CEO and chairman of CMC-Group Oy, a subsidiary of AMK-Holding Oy until the company was acquired by Pöyry Group Plc in 2005. CMC-Group was a significant construction management company in Finland and the Baltic States. Besides his responsibility at Enfucell, Juha is chairman of the board of GSP Group Oy and a member of the Board of Bodim Port Oy (Body Shop in Finland and the Baltics).
Kaloniemi is a fund manager of Fim Forte, Fim Mondo and Fim Fenno investment funds at FIM Asset management Ltd. He has been in the banking industry since 1987 and is also a private investor. In addition to Enfucell, he is also a board member of FIM Group Ltd. and Vivago Ltd.
Kivimaa is a private investor and a board professional, and has served on the Enfucell board since June 2007, serving also as chairman in 2009-2011. He is also a senior adviser at the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. Until 2009 he served Ruukki Group Plc, an industrial company listed in the Nordic OMX, as CEO and executive VP since 2004. He has previously worked in senior and executive positions in several Finnish companies, ie. Sanoma Corporation, Janton Plc., E. Ahlström Ltd. and Sponsor Ltd. He has also served as chairman of the boards of Esmerk Group and FIM Banking Group Plc.
"We see great potential in Enfucell and understand the need of entrepreneurial ownership as the company faces challenges in becoming a real player in the global printed electronics industry,” said Kai Becker, CEO of Pontos Oy, a privately owned investment company that focuses on private equity investments and real estate development in Finland, the Baltic States, Russia and selected other CIS countries.
Kokkila is a board professional and chairman of AMK-Holding Oy, a private investment company in Espoo, Finland. For 13 years he was CEO and chairman of CMC-Group Oy, a subsidiary of AMK-Holding Oy until the company was acquired by Pöyry Group Plc in 2005. CMC-Group was a significant construction management company in Finland and the Baltic States. Besides his responsibility at Enfucell, Juha is chairman of the board of GSP Group Oy and a member of the Board of Bodim Port Oy (Body Shop in Finland and the Baltics).
Kaloniemi is a fund manager of Fim Forte, Fim Mondo and Fim Fenno investment funds at FIM Asset management Ltd. He has been in the banking industry since 1987 and is also a private investor. In addition to Enfucell, he is also a board member of FIM Group Ltd. and Vivago Ltd.
Kivimaa is a private investor and a board professional, and has served on the Enfucell board since June 2007, serving also as chairman in 2009-2011. He is also a senior adviser at the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. Until 2009 he served Ruukki Group Plc, an industrial company listed in the Nordic OMX, as CEO and executive VP since 2004. He has previously worked in senior and executive positions in several Finnish companies, ie. Sanoma Corporation, Janton Plc., E. Ahlström Ltd. and Sponsor Ltd. He has also served as chairman of the boards of Esmerk Group and FIM Banking Group Plc.
"We see great potential in Enfucell and understand the need of entrepreneurial ownership as the company faces challenges in becoming a real player in the global printed electronics industry,” said Kai Becker, CEO of Pontos Oy, a privately owned investment company that focuses on private equity investments and real estate development in Finland, the Baltic States, Russia and selected other CIS countries.