Executive team

Group Executive Team

Aku Vikström, b. 1972

CEO
Chairman of the Executive Team
Working for the company since 2018

Jarno Suominen

Jarno Suominen, b. 1972

Deputy to the CEO since 2020,
Country Manager of Finland
Working for the company since 2005

Jarno Vilponen

Jarno Vilponen, b. 1987

Group CFO since 2020
Working for the company since 2020

Tuomas Piirtola

Tuomas Piirtola, b. 1980

Director of the Fast Food business since 2022
Working for the company since 2022


Executive Team of Finland

Jarno Suominen

Jarno Suominen

Deputy to the CEO since 2020, Country Manager of Finland
Working for the company since 2005

Jarno Vilponen

Jarno Vilponen

Group CFO since 2020
Working for the company since 2020

Anne Kokkonen

Anne Kokkonen

HR Director since 2018
Working for the company since 2018

Tanja Virtanen

Tanja Virtanen

Director, Food restaurants, rest of Finland since 2018
Working for the company since 2005

Benjamin Gripenberg

Benjamin Gripenberg

Director, Food restaurants, Helsinki metropolitan area since 2018
Working for the company since 2018

Paul Meli

Paul Meli

Director, Entertainment venues since 2018
Working for the company since 2008

Maria Koivula

Maria Koivula

Director, NoHo Events since 2022
Working for the company since 2022

Pauli Kouhia

Pauli Kouhia

Chief Development and Procurement Officer since 2021
Working for the company since 2021

Henri Virlander

Henri Virlander

Commercial Director since 2019
Working for the company since 2019

Executive Team of Norway

Karl Henning Svendsen

Karl-Henning Svendsen

Country Manager of Norway,
Chairman of the Executive Team of Norway

Eddy Egizarian

Eddy Egizarian

CFO

Emma Vernon

Emma Vernon

Director of Restaurant Operations

Anders Thorbjornsen

Director of Restaurant Operations

Kaja M. Holmesland

Kaja M. Holmesland

Director of Restaurant Operations

Executive Team of Denmark

Daniel Vesti Knuttel

Daniel Vesti Knuttel

Country Manager of Denmark, Chairman of the Executive Team of Denmark

Eddy Egizarian

Eddy Egizarian

CFO

Helena Small

Helena Small

Director of Restaurant Operations

Anna Fauser

Anna Fauser

Director of Restaurant Operations

Jonas Faber

Jonas Faber

Director of Restaurant Operations

The Executive Team of the Fast Food business

Tuomas Piirtola

Tuomas Piirtola

Director of the Fast food business,
Chairman of the Fast food business Executive Team

Kaj Fagerholm

Kaj Fagerholm

CFO

Anne Kokkonen

Anne Kokkonen

HR Director

Tero Kaikkonen

Tero Kaikkonen

Chief Operating Officer, Fast food business

Peter Fagerholm

Peter Fagerholm

Advisor, Partner