Change in Summa Defence's Executive Management Team
Summa Defence Ltd
Press release, free for publication on 30.5.2025 at 16:00 EEST
Summa Defence Oy's Chief Human Resources Officer and Executive Management Team member Riitta Honkanen-Vaheri is leaving her position and moving to Italy to become Human Resources Director at the European University Institute (EUI), which is under the European Union.
Hanna Korhonen has been appointed as Summa Defence's new Chief Human Resources Officer and Executive Management Team member.
Korhonen has extensive and diverse experience in human resources management at several international listed companies. Most recently, Korhonen worked as Human Resources Director and management team member at Edita Group Oyj, and previously in human resources director positions at Digitalist Group Oyj and Fonecta Oy, among others.
"I want to thank Riitta for excellent cooperation during the construction phase of our group. Riitta's experience and expertise have been truly valuable to us. It's wonderful that Riitta was offered the opportunity for such a top position in Florence. I warmly welcome Hanna to Summa Defence. Hanna brings strong human resources and public company expertise with her, which strengthens our business's international growth and scalability," says Summa Defence CEO Jussi Holopainen.
More information:
Jussi Holopainen, CEO
Phone: +358 44 517 4543
Email: jussi.holopainen@summadefence.com
Media contact:
Tommi Manninen, Chief Communications Officer
Phone: +358 400 437 515
Email: tommi.manninen@summadefence.com
Summa Defence in brief
Summa Defence is a Finnish defense and security technology group supporting industry growth and strengthening industrial production capacity amid geopolitical change. We focus on dual-use technologies related to situational awareness, mobility, and protection, benefiting the civilian, security, and defense sectors while enhancing comprehensive security, security of supply, and crisis management capabilities. www.summadefence.fi