Tapio Kuula new President and CEO of Fortum Corporation
Fortum Corporation
Stock exchange release
7 April 2009 at 12:10 EET
Tapio Kuula new President and CEO of Fortum Corporation
Tapio Kuula (51), member of Fortum Corporation's Management Team, has been
appointed Fortum Corporation's President and CEO as of 1 May 2009. The
appointment was made by Fortum's Board of Directors unanimously as a result of
its comprehensive search process. The decision was made in the Board's ordinary
meeting today 7 April 2009.
”As we were fully aware of Mikael Lilius' job agreement and the coming change of
the President and CEO, successor selection process was initiated already last
autumn. The search had proceeded to the point that the Board of Directors could
unanimously decide the new President and CEO for Fortum,” says Matti Lehti,
Deputy Chairman of Fortum's Board of Directors.
“Fortum has great potential as a northern European power and heat company,
especially as a provider of sustainable energy solutions. I know Fortum and its
business well and I have actively participated in the company's strategy
development. I believe this is a good starting point for me as the new President
and CEO,” says Tapio Kuula.
Tapio Kuula has worked at Fortum since 1996 and has been member of the
Management Team since 1997. During the recent years, his responsibility areas
have been Generation, Portfolio Management and Trading (PMT), Service and
Russian operations, and during the past year, especially the integration of the
Russian TGC-10. Prior to Fortum, Kuula has worked at forest industry and as
President and CEO of various energy companies. He holds Master's degrees in
engineering and economics.
The current President and CEO Mikael Lilius will retire in December when he will
reach the age of 60. Until his retirement, Mr Lilius will continue to work with
assignments from the Board of Directors and Fortum Management Team with special
focus on Russian operations.
Fortum Corporation
Maria Romantschuk
SVP, Corporate Communications
FURTHER INFORMATION - PRESS CONFERENCE AT 1 p.m. (Finnish time)
A press conference (in Finnish) will be held in Fortum Corporation's head office
in Keilaniementie 1, Espoo, today, 7 April 2009 at 1 p.m (Finnish time). The
persons present at the press conference will be Matti Lehti and Tapio Kuula.
Attachement:
CV Tapio Kuula
1 May 2009-
President and CEO, Fortum Corporation
Employed by the company since 1996
Member of the company's management team since 1997
Born
1957
Education
B.Sc. (Econ), University of Tampere, 1979
M.Sc. (Electrical Engineering), Tampere University of Technology, 1980
M.Sc. (Econ), University of Tampere, 1981
Dr.h.c., Lappeenranta University of Technology, 2008
Family
Married, 3 children
Previous positions
2000-
President, Fortum Power and Heat Oy
2005-2009
Senior Vice President, Fortum Corporation
- responsibilities: Generation, Power Portfolio Management and Trading, Service
and Russia
geographical responsibilities: Finland and Russia
2000-2005
President, Power and Heat Sector, Fortum Oyj
1999-2000
Senior Executive Vice President, Fortum Power and Heat Oy
1997-1998
Executive Vice President, member of the management team and the board,
Imatran Voima Oy
1996-1997
Director, Distribution, Imatran Voima Oy
1995-1996
Deputy Managing Director, Länsivoima Oyj
1993-1996
Managing Director, Jyllinkosken Sähkö Oyj
1989-1993
Managing Director, Koillis-Pohjan Sähkö Oy
1988-1989
Managing Director, the Energy Utility of the City of Seinäjoki
1986-1988
System Development Manager, Stuart Edgar Ltd. (G A Serlachius) England
1984-1986
System Development Manager, G A Serlachius
1980-1984
Research Manager, Koillis-Pohjan Sähkö Oy
Current positions of trust
2000-
Teollisuuden Voima Oyj, chairman/vice chairman, now vice chairman
2008-
OAO Territorial Generating Company 10, TGC-10, chairman of the board
2005-
OAO Territorial Generating Company 1, TGC-1, member of the board, vice chairman
of the
board 2006-2007
2002-
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company, member of the supervisory board
2005-
National Board of Economic Defence, member of Energy Supply Sector
2000-
Baltrel, Committee Member, chairman 2002-2005
2001-
Fortum Foundation, vice chairman of the board
Several earlier board positions within the energy sector in Finland, Sweden,
Germany and Russia