The CEO reports on the activities of the company to the Board of Directors and is responsible for achieving the objectives set for the business activities. Finnpilot’s Executive Committee is a body that assists the CEO. The members of the Executive Committee are the directors of the individual units within Finnpilot. The company’s Head of Communications participates in the work of the Executive Committee.
Kati Virtanen, Sanna Sonninen, Kari Kosonen, Timo Siren ja Aki Marjasvaara
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Kati Virtanen
LEADING LEGAL COUNSEL b. 1967, LL.M. trained on the bench, LL.Lic
Executive Committee member since 2012
Finnpilot Pilotage Ltd, Unit Director, Personnel and Legal Affairs 2016–, Personnel Director 2012–2015
Association of Finnish Lawyers, Lawyer, Negotiation Manager 2003–2012
Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland TEK, Ombudsman 2000–2003
Trade union KTV (merged into the Trade Union for the Public and Welfare Sectors JHL), Lawyer 1998–2000
District Court of Lappeenranta, Notary 1997
Sanna Sonninen
PILOTAGE DIRECTOR b. 1970, M.Sc. (Technology), Master Mariner
Executive Committee member since 2017
Finnpilot Pilotage Ltd, Unit Director, Pilotage 2017–
Finnish Transport Safety Agency (Trafi), Head of Department, Director 2010–2017
Finnish Maritime Administration, Director, Development Manager, Senior Officer 2007–2009
VTT, Research Scientist 2001–2007
VTS Centre, Operator 2001
Neste Shipping, Finnlines, different duties at sea (primarily deck officers) 1990–2000
Ice Advisors Ltd, CEO 2017–
Kari Kosonen
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO) b. 1965, M.Sc. (Technology), Master Mariner
Executive Committee member since 2010
Finnpilot Pilotage Ltd, CEO 2017–
Finnpilot Pilotage Ltd, Pilotage Director 2011–2017
Finnish State Pilotage Enterprise Finnpilot, Pilotage Director 2010
Finnish Maritime Administration, Manager of VTS Centre, Senior Inspector, Division Manager, Deputy Director 1996–2010
Various duties at sea (primarily deck officers) 1987–1996
Ice Advisors Ltd, CEO 2014–2017
Ice Advisors Ltd, Chairman of the Board 2017–
Timo Siren
FINANCIAL DIRECTOR b. 1966 M.Sc. (Economics and Business Administration)
Executive Committee member since 2012
Finnpilot Pilotage Ltd, Unit Director, Economy 2011–
Finnish State Pilotage Enterprise Finnpilot, Business Controller 2010
Tyco Electronics Finland Ltd, Nordic Finance Manager 1996–2010
Haka Autorent Ltd, Head of Administration 1993–1994
Ice Advisors Ltd, Board member
Aki Marjasvaara
TRANSPORT DIRECTOR b. 1978, Master of Engineering (Industrial Management), Master Mariner
Executive Committee member since 2014
Finnpilot Pilotage Ltd, Unit Director, Transportation 2014–
Port of Loviisa, Harbour Master 2008–2014
Port of HaminaKotka Ltd, Safety Inspector 2004–2005
Third, Second and First mate at sea 2003 and 2005–2007