Johto ja hallitus

Elenian johtoryhmän jäsenet

Tapani Liuhala

Tapani Liuhala

Toimitusjohtaja

Toimitusjohtaja, Elenia, s. 1958, sähköinsinööri.

Elenia Oy:n hallituksen jäsen vuodesta 2012, toimitusjohtaja Vattenfall Verkko Oy 2010 – 2011, Varatoimitusjohtaja Vattenfall Verkko Oy 2006 – 2010, Verkkopalvelujohtaja Vattenfall Verkko Oy 2004 – 2006, useita tehtäviä Vattenfall Suomessa ja sähköalan yhtiöissä

Harri Happonen

Tietohallintojohtaja

Tietohallintojohtaja, Elenia, s.1970, TkT, automaatiotekniikka

Yksikön päällikkö, digitaaliset palvelut Elenia Oy 2020-2021, Manager New Earning Logics  Cargotec Finland Oy 2017-2020, Member of the Board Quva Oy 2016-2018,
Chief Production Officer Executive Vice President Fimlab Laboratories 2014-2017,
Chief Project Officer Fimlab Laboratories 2014, Director Partner Business Metso Automation 2012-2014, Director Product Management Metso Automation 2007-2012,
Program Manager Business and Technology Developmen  Metso Automation 2005-2007,
Expert and project management tasks within industrial IT and automation 1995-2004

Jarkko Kohtala

Jarkko Kohtala

Hankinta- ja rakennuttamisjohtaja

Hankinta- ja rakennuttamisjohtaja, Elenia Oy,
s. 1972, DI, sähkötekniikka.

Rakennuttamisjohtaja Elenia Oy 2012-2019, Rakennuttamis- ja hankejohtaja Vattenfall Verkko Oy 2010 – 2011, Verkkojohtaja Vattenfall Verkko Oy 2006 – 2010, Suunnittelu- ja kunnossapitopäällikkö Vattenfall Verkko Oy 2002 – 2006, Verkkopalveluasiantuntija Vattenfall Siirto Oy/ Hämeen Sähkö Oy 1998 – 2002, Sovellusasiantuntija IVO Power Engineering Oy 1996 – 1998

Heini Kuusela-Opas

Heini Kuusela-Opas

Viestintäjohtaja

Viestintäjohtaja, Elenia, s. 1960, YTK.

Head of Media Relations, Vattenfall Group Communication Suomi 2010 – 2011, Viestintäjohtaja Vattenfall Verkko Oy 2004 – 2011, Viestintäjohtaja Vattenfall Oy 2004 – 2005, Viestintäpäällikkö Vattenfall Verkko Oy 2002 – 2004, Tiedottaja Vattenfall Suomi verkkoyhtiöt 2000 – 2002, useita viestinnän tehtäviä mm. julkishallinnossa sekä journalistina

Jorma Myllymäki

Jorma Myllymäki

Varatoimitusjohtaja

Varatoimitusjohtaja, Verkkoliiketoiminta

s. 1969, DI, sähkötekniikka.

Verkkojohtaja Elenia Oy 2012-2019 ja Elenia Oy:n hallituksen jäsen vuodesta 2015, Verkkojohtaja 2010 – 2011 ja Käyttöpalvelujohtaja Vattenfall Verkko Oy 2007 – 2010, Global Product Manager ABB BU Medium Voltage Products 2004 – 2007, Tuotejohdon päällikkö ABB Oy 2003 – 2007, Tuotekehitysjohtaja ABB Automation Technology Products AB Ruotsi 2002 – 2003, Kehityspäällikkö, tuotekehitysyksikön päällikkö ja ohjelmajohtaja ABB Oy 1997 – 2002, Myyntipäällikkö Otis Oy 1996 – 1997, Tiimin vetäjä, asiantuntija ja suunnitteluinsinööri ABB Transmit Oy 1993 – 199

Ville Sihvola

Varatoimitusjohtaja

Varatoimitusjohtaja, Palveluliiketoiminta, s. 1978, DI, sähkövoimatekniikka.

Toimitusjohtaja Elenia Palvelut Oy 2015-2019, Asiakasjohtaja Elenia Oy 2012-2015, Asiakasjohtaja Vattenfall Verkko Oy 2010 – 2011, Kenttäjohtaja Vattenfall Verkko Oy 2009 – 2010, Palvelupäällikkö, yritysasiakkaat Vattenfall Verkko Oy 2007 – 2009, useita tehtäviä Vattenfall Verkko Oy:ssä

Jenni Sironen Mäkinen

Henkilöstöjohtaja

Henkilöstöjohtaja, Elenia,
s. 1982, DI, kemiantekniikka.

Senior HR Business Partner DS Smith 2021-2023,

Henkilöstöpäällikkö Essity 2017-2021,

Henkilöstöpäällikkö SCA 2015-2017,

Henkilöstöasiantuntija Alstom Grid 2013-2014

Tommi Valento

Tommi Valento

Talous- ja rahoitusjohtaja

Talous- ja rahoitusjohtaja, Elenia,
s. 1976, KTM, OTM, CFA charterholder.

Rahoitusjohtaja Pohjolan Voima Oy 2014 – 2015, Head of Debt Advisory KPMG Oy Ab 2010 – 2014, Director Kaupthing Bank hf., Helsingin sivuliike 2007 – 2009, Rahoitusjohtaja Pohjola Pankki
2004 – 2007, Analyytikko Fennorating Oy 2003

Elenian hallituksen jäsenet

Timo Rajala

CEO Rajalimes Oy, Consulting company

Chairman of the Board since 2012
Chairman of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee

Timo joined the company in 2012 and is the Chairman of the Board. Timo is the CEO of Rajalimes Oy, is the Chairman of the Board of FinNuclear Oy and the Chairman of FinNuclear ry, and is a member of the Board of Ilmatar Windpower Plc. Prior to joining the company, Timo was President and CEO of Pohjolan Voima Oy (1992 – 2010), Director and manager of Teollisuuden Voima Oy and Pohjolan Voima Oy 1975 – 1992, Manager of Ekono Oy (Pöyry) (1973 – 1975). Timo was also previously Chairman of the following Boards: Teollisuuden Voima Oy (1992 – 2010) and Fingrid Oy (1996 – 2010). Timo was also a member of the following Boards: Savon Voima Oy (2000-2012) and Empower Oy (1995 – 2002) and (2010 – 2012). Timo holds a Master of Science degree in Engineering.

Mark Braithwaite

Mark Braithwaite

Senior Managing Director, Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets, Head of Portfolio and Strategy

Board Member since 2018
Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee
Member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee

Mark Braithwaite is the Head of Portfolio and Strategy and sits on MIRA’s investment committee in Europe. Mark joined MIRA in 2011, having previously held the role of Chief Financial Officer of Thames Water Utilities Limited. Prior to joining Thames Water, Mark was Finance Director of the customer and energy divisions at EDF Energy plc. Mark is a Non-Executive Director of Cadent, Arqiva, Viesgo, Czech Gas Networks, OGE and Techem. He is a trustee of ‘Leadership through Sport & Business’, a UK social mobility and employability charity. Mark is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a fellow of the Association of Corporate Treasurers.

Eduared Fidler

Eduard Fidler

Director, Allianz Capital Partners

Board Member since 2019
Member of the Audit and Risk Committee
Member of the Safety, Health, Environment and Security Committee

Eduard Fidler is a Director at Allianz Capital Partners. He leads asset management activities for a number of Allianz’s direct infrastructure investments and currently holds board positions at Cadent Gas Limited in the UK, and Delgaz Grid SA in Romania. Eduard has over 15 years’ experience in energy and infrastructure investment and asset management. Prior to joining Allianz, Eduard was a senior member of Blackrock’s Global Energy & Power team (formerly part of First Reserve), and before this investing and managing utility investments at Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets. He began his professional career at AMEC plc in corporate strategy and project engineering. Eduard is a CFA® charterholder, and a graduate of Mechanical Engineering from the University of British Columbia.

Tapani Liuhala

Board member since 2012.

Tapani joined the company in 1990 and is the CEO of Elenia Networks and a member of the Elenia Networks Board. Tapani is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kiinteistö Oy Forssan Aleksi 6 and a member of the Board of Financelitas Oy. Tapani held various managerial positions at Vattenfall Verkko Oy including Head of Networks Finland, Assistant Managing Director and Manger of Customer Relations. Tapani holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.

Jorma Myllymäki

Jorma Myllymäki

Board Member since 2015.
Member of the Safety, Health, Environment and Security Committee

COO Elenia Oy 2012-2019 and Board member of Elenia Oy since 2015, Head of Operations and Network Performance Vattenfall Distribution Nordic Networks Finland 2010 – 2011, Head of Operations Vattenfall Distribution Nordic Networks Finland 2007-2010, Global Product Manager ABB BU Medium Voltage Products 2004 – 2007, Head of Product Management ABB Oy 2003 – 2007, R&D Manager ABB Automation Technology Products AB Sweden 2002 – 2003, Development Manager, Site Manager and Program Manager ABB Oy 1997 – 2002, Sales Manager Otis Oy 1996 – 1997, Team Leader, Specialist and Design Engineer ABB Transmit Oy 1993 – 1996. Holds M.Sc. (Eng.), Electrical Engineering.

Sirpa Ojala

Sirpa Ojala

Board Member since 2018
Member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee
Member of the Audit and Risk Committee
Member of the Safety, Health, Environment and Security Committee

Sirpa Ojala worked as a CEO of Colliers International Finland Group (ex Ovenia Group Oy) since February 2016. The company is the leading property management service provider in Finland. Prior to joining Colliers, Sirpa worked at M-Brain Oy, which is a global information, technology and consulting services’ company and for 15 years at Digita Oy in the Finnish terrestrial broadcasting industry. She has an extensive experience in regulated infrastructures and building long-term especially B-to-B customer relations. Sirpa holds a M.Sc.(Eng.) in Industrial Economics from the University of Technology of Lappeenranta. Sirpa currently holds board positions at NESA (Huoltovarmuuskeskus), Kuntien Tiera Oy, Kekkilä Oy, Helsinki region Chamber of Commerce and Finnish Estonian Institution Foundation. She was a Member of the Board at Fingrid Oyj 7/2012-4/2015.

Michael Pfenning

Michael Pfennig

Co-Head of Infrastructure, Allianz Capital Partners

Board Member since 2018
Member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee

Dr. Michael Pfennig is Co-Head of Infrastructure and member of the management board of Allianz Capital Partners (ACP). He has joined ACP in 2004 and has since worked on numerous transactions both in the infrastructure as well as in the private equity sector.

He currently holds non-executive board positions at several companies in the electricity, gas and transport sector across Europe. Prior to joining ACP, Michael worked in Corporate Finance at Deutsche Bank and previously with the Corporate Finance and Strategy practice of McKinsey in Frankfurt and London. He started his career in Corporate Risk Management at Siemens in Munich.

Michael holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from Frankfurt University (Dipl.-Kfm.) and has received his doctorate in finance and capital markets research from Munich University.

Hallituksen jäsen Phil Swift

Phil Swift

Operational Partner
MAM
Board Member since 2023

Phil also sits on the Boards of Roadchef (UK) and Southern Water (UK) where he has additional Board Committee responsibilities across both organisations. He was the President of National Grid Electricity Distribution (2021-2023) and CEO of Western Power Distribution (WPD) from 2018-2021. He led the WPD Executive Management team as part of PPL’s sale of WPD to National Grid that was completed in 2021. He has previously held a role in the successful acquisition and integration of EON’s Central Networks business into WPD. Prior to that he worked in Aerospace where he completed his engineering apprenticeship. Phil has an engineering degree BSc (Hons) from Portsmouth.