Management
KPY’s management possesses a wide range of experience and expertise
As part of the corporate restructuring carried out in August 2020, a new executive management team was appointed for the Group.
The team includes the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Business Development and Communications Director who also serve in the same positions in KPY Novapolis Oy.
Chief Executive Officer
Anssi Lehikoinen (b. 1979)
Professor, PhD, M.Sc.(Eng.)
Professor of Practice, Innovation Management, University of Eastern Finland
Chief Executive Officer as of 3 August 2020.
Tel. +358 (0)50 328 2648
E-mail anssi.lehikoinen(at)kpy.fi
Previous positions:
Rocsole Oy, Chief Executive Officer; Numcore Oy, Chief Executive Officer; University of Eastern Finland, researcher
Board positions:
Enfo Oy, (Chair),
Epical Finland Oy, (Chair),
Voimatel Oy (Chair),
KPY Momentum Oy pj,
Rocsole Oy (Chair),
Nostetta Oy
Holds 10,000 shares in KPY Cooperative
Executive Vice President
Silja Huhtiniemi (b. 1979)
Master of Social Sciences
Business Development and Communications Director as of 21 August 2020. Executive Vice President as of 1. January 2023.
Tel. +358 (0)50 412 0559
E-mail silja.huhtiniemi(at)kpy.fi
Previous positions:
Kuopio Region Chamber of Commerce, Chief Executive Officer; North Savo Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment, Coordinator for International Affairs; Kuopio Innovation Oy, Marketing Manager; Kuopion Teknologiakeskus Teknia Oy, Project Manager
Board positions:
Osuma Henkilöstöpalvelut Oy
Holds no shares in KPY Cooperative
Chief Financial Officer
Jenni Ahava (b. 1983)
M.Sc.(Econ. & Bus. Admin.)
Chief Financial Officer as of 19 August 2020.
Tel. +358 (0)40 563 6183
E-mail jenni.ahava(at)kpy.fi
Previous positions:
PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy, auditor, APA
Board positions:
Voimatel Oy,
KPY Momentum Oy,
Kiinteistö Oy KPY Novapolis Microkatu 1,
Kiinteistö Oy KPY Novapolis Viestikatu 7,
Kiinteistö Oy KPY Novapolis Viestikatu 1-3,
Kiinteistö Oy Siilinjärven Lentokapteeni
Holds 1,200 shares in KPY Cooperative
Chief Legal Officer
Teemu Pieviläinen (b. 1989)
Master of Laws – LLM
Chief Legal Officer as of 1 February 2022, Legal Counsel as of 4 January 2021
Tel. +358 (0) 44 564 9255
E-mail teemu.pievilainen(at)kpy.fi
Previous positions:
PreLex Oy: Senior Legal Counsel/Tax Advisor, Premium Law Oy: Senior Legal Counsel, Elite Alfred Berg / EAB Palvelut Oy: Leading Legal Counsel, Elite Alfred Berg / Elite Laki Oy: Chief Executive Officer, Elite Varainhoito Oyj: Compliance Officer.
Board positions:
Enfo Oy,
Epical Finland Oy,
Voimatel Oy,
KPY Momentum Oy,
Kiinteistö Oy KPY Novapolis Viestikatu 7,
Kiinteistö Oy KPY Novapolis Viestikatu 1-3,
Kiinteistö Oy Siilinjärven Lentokapteeni
Holds 1,200 shares in KPY Cooperative
Chief Investment Officer
Kirsi Huusko (b. 1980)
M.Sc. (Economics and financing)
Chief Investment Officer as of 1 February 2022
Tel. +358 (040) 355 6629
E-mail kirsi.huusko(at)kpy.fi
Previous positions:
Greenstep Oy: Partner and Director; Danske Bank: Director of Business Center Sisä-Suomi and manager in Business Banking Finland; Previously different positions in Banking.
Board positions:
Enfo Oy,
Epical Finland Oy,
Keski-Suomen Osuuspankki,
MKP Huusko Oy,
Gebwell Oy,
Osuma Henkilöstöpalvelut Oy
Holds no shares in KPY Cooperative
