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Executive Team

The tasks of the Executive Team include planning and implementing the company’s strategy, management of business operations, result monitoring, annual planning, preparing matters to be presented to the Board of Directors as well as the management of investments, corporate acquisitions and operational change plans. The Executive Team meets on a monthly basis and it is chaired by the CEO. 

Members of the Executive Team as of 1 September 2024 

  • Jarno Suominen, CEO, Chairman of the Executive Team
  • Maria Koivula, Deputy CEO
  • Jarno Vilponen, CFO
  • Anne Kokkonen, HR Director
  • Benjamin Gripenberg, Director, International business
  • Tanja Suominen, Director, Food restaurants
  • Paul Meli, Director, Entertainment venues
  • Rainer Lindqvist, Commercial Director
  • Henri Virlander, Sales Director
  • Pauli Kouhia, Chief Procurement Officer

Local Executive Teams with profit responsibility in Norway and Denmark will report to Benjamin Gripenberg, Director of International business.