New Board Elected

The University Council of Hanken School of Economics has in its meeting on 25 November 2015 elected a new Board for Hanken. The term of office for the new Board is 1 January 2016 – 31 December 2018.

Internal members

The internal members are nominated and elected among the Hanken faculty and staff. The following persons have been elected as internal members in the new Board:

Hanna Donner, marketing coordinator
Kristina Heinonen, professor in marketing
Kenneth Högholm, professor in finance
Charlotta Niemistö, researcher in management and organisation
Susanna Taimitarha, lecturer in statistics

Student member

The Student Union appoints its own representative to the Board. For the new Board, the students appointed:

Filip Björklöf

External members

The external members are elected by the University Council based on a suggestion by an election committee. The following persons were elected external members to the Hanken Board:

Jannica Fagerholm, Managing Director, Signe and Ane Gyllenberg Foundation
Anna Häggblom, Founder and Chairwoman of the Board, Aveo Oy Ab
Björn Wahlroos, Chairman of the Board, Nordea, Sampo och UPM-Kymmene
Lars Ågren, Executive Director, Stockholm School of Economics

The Board is the highest decision-making body at Hanken. It consists of 10 members; of whom five represent the faculty and staff at Hanken, four are external and one represents the students. The Chairman is always one of the external members.

More information:

Nina Olin, Director of External Relations and Communication
Nina.olin@hanken.fi
+358 (0)40 3521 213