Kristiina Helenius Joins Global Fairness Initiative Board of Directors
Distinguished Finnish emissary and public influencer joins community of leaders advancing a more just, equitable future of work for the world’s working poor
Kristiina Helenius, former Finnish Journalist and CEO of the International Sanctions and Export Control Society, received unanimous support to join the Global Fairness Initiative (GFI) Board, serving with Kenya’s Rose Omamo as GFI’s newest Directors. Ms. Helenius joins GFI on the 20th anniversary of its founding by Karen Tramontano and Former GFI Board Chair William Jefferson Clinton.
“We are thrilled Kristiina has joined our exceptional Board at this critical time for GFI and the international development community,” said GFI Founder, Karen Tramontano. “She has a deep understanding of the social and economic systems that influence the future of workers in this new economic landscape. She gets what we do, and we will lean on her leadership.”
Ms. Helenius brings to GFI a powerful global business network cultivated through extensive work with the private sector, including as head of the US Chamber of Commerce in Finland and as CEO of Miltton US. She has also developed exceptional media expertise, having served as a communication strategist, public spokesperson, and the first woman appointed chief correspondent at Yleisradio, Finland's national public broadcasting company. Throughout her career, Kristiina has brought together multiple stakeholder to strengthen the dialogue between the public and private sector, the media and the issues and ideas that define today’s international diplomatic and development agenda.
"We are so fortunate to have Kristiina as part of this important organization, "said HE Kabine Komara, former Prime Minister of Guinea and GFI Board Chair. “She brings deep experience and a unique perspective on the humanitarian and social justice issues at the center of GFI's work. I am honored to have her as a colleague on this distinguished Board.”
The Global Fairness Initiative is an international NGO that works to create a more equitable, sustainable approach to economic development, and to make our global economy work for vulnerable communities and the world’s working poor. For twenty years GFI has built a record of success through innovative programs to reduce poverty, enfranchise informal communities, advance human rights, and create secur, decent livelihoods for the world’s working poor.
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ABOUT KRISTIINA HELENIUS
Kristiina Helenius (Finland)
Kristiina Helenius, who started her career as a news reporter, foreign correspondent, and social influencer based in Munich, Seoul, Paris, and Brussels, currently serves as CEO of the International Sanctions and Export Control Society, based in Washington, D.C. Previously, Helenius has served as CEO of the American Chamber of Commerce in Finland, Press Counselor at the Embassy of Finland in Washington, and CEO and partner of Miltton USA advising Nordic companies accessing the US market. As a journalist, Kristiina worked at the Finnish Broadcasting Company, where she was the first woman appointed as chief correspondent covering the EU, NATO, and the European Central Bank. Helenius has held numerous trustee positions including an executive board seat at AmChams-in-Europe, International Women's Forum DC, and the delegation of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs. She is a founding member of the John Morton Centre of American Studies at the University of Turku, the school where she received her Master's in Economics and Business Administration.
GFI BOARD OF DIRECTORS
HE Kabine Komara
BOARD CHAIR
Prime Minster of Guinea (2008-2010)
Guinea
Jan Jones Blackhurst
Mayor of Las Vegas (1991-1999)
United States
Anna Eliasson
CEO, Eliasson Group
United States
Sara Fox
Former US Special Representative
International Labor Affairs
United States
Kristiina Helenius
CEO, International Sanctions and
Export Control Society
Finland
Reema Nanavaty
Self-Employed Women’s Association
India
Sandy Nathan
Managing Director, Humanity United
United States
Rose Omamo
President, Amalgamated Union of
Kenya Metal Worker
Kenya
Sally Painter
TREASURER
Founder & COO, Blue Star Strategies
United States
Aivis Ronis
Minister for Foreign Affairs (former)
Latvia
Lamia Senousi
London Business School
Egypt
Nik Slingsby
Legal Action for Women Network
United Kingdom
Zohreh Tabatabai
Quince Partners
Iran
Karen Tramontano
PRESIDENT
Founder Global Fairness Initiative
United States
Sharon Waxman
Former President, Fair Labor Association
United States
. . . . . .
William Jefferson Clinton
Founding Chair (emeritus)
President of the United States (1993-2001)
Contact:
Caleb Shreve
Global Farness Initiative
+1 202-898-9022
Global Fairness Initiative is a US-based 501c3 Non-Profit Organization
Learn more about GFI’s work and mission at:
Global Fairness Initiative
1666 Connecticut Avenue #222
Washington, DC 20009
gfi@globalfairness.org
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