board-leadership

Board & Leadership

Irmeli Rytkönen

Chairperson of the Board of Directors

b. 1959, Master of Laws

  • Member of the Board since 2018, Chairman of the Board of Directors since 2021
  • Independent of the company and significant shareholders
  • Owned 279,440 Nurminen Logistics Plc shares at the end of 2025.

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE

  • Board Professional 1 January 2020–
  • Elkjöp Nordic As, Director, Special services 2018–2020
  • Gigantti Oy Ab, President and CEO 1999–2018
  • Elkjøp Nordic As, Member of the Executive Team 1999–2018

RELEVANT POSITIONS OF TRUST HELD AT THE MOMENT

  • Chairman of the Board of Directors, Yliopiston Apteekki 2019
  • Member of the Board, The Moominworld Ltd 2019–

RELEVANT EARLIER POSITIONS OF TRUST

  • Member of the Board: Telko Ltd 2017
  • Member of the Board: XXL Sports & Outdoors 2013–2018
  • Member of the Board: Gigantti Oy 1999–2018
  • Chairman of the Board of Directors: Gigantti Oy and Markantalo Oy 2006–2009

Karri Koskela

Member of the Board

b. 1973, B.Sc. Environmental Engineering

  • Member of the Board since 2021
  • Independent of the company and significant shareholders
  • Owned 80,242 Nurminen Logistics Plc shares at the end of 2025.

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE

  • Wihuri Packaging, President and CEO 2020–
  • Wihuri Packaging, Director 2018–2019
  • DS Smith Finland, President and CEO 2015–2018
  • Componenta Corporation, Director 2011–2015
  • Suominen Corporation, Sales Director, Suominen Flexibles 2010–2011
  • Suominen Flexibles Sweden, President and CEO 2010–2011

RELEVANT POSITIONS OF TRUST HELD AT THE MOMENT

  • Tapio, Chairman of the Board of Directors 2019–

RELEVANT EARLIER POSITIONS OF TRUST

  • Finnish Forest Industries Federation, Member of the Board of Directors 2015–2018
  • The Finnish Packaging Association, Member of the Board of Directors 2015–2018
  • Finnish Plastics Industries Federation, packaging committee member 2008–2010

Olli Pohjanvirta

Member of the Board

b. 1967, Master of Laws

  • The company’s President and CEO from 13 November 2020 onwards, the company’s interim President and CEO 25 May 2020–12 November 2020, the company’s President and CEO 2013–2015, Chairman of the Board of Directors 2010–2013 and 2015–2021, Member of the Board of Directors 2005*–2010
  • Not independent of the company and significant shareholders
  • Along with his controlling interest corporations, owned 4,696,302 Nurminen Logistics Plc shares at the end of 2025.

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE

  • RailCap Oy, President and CEO 2010–
  • Hannes Snellman Attorneys Ltd, Partner, Director of Russian operations 2006–2010
  • Partner, ETL Law Offices Oy, 1993–2006

RELEVANT POSITIONS OF TRUST HELD AT THE MOMENT

  • Chairman of the Board of Directors: Oplax Ltd. 2011– , PulseOn Ltd 2014–
  • Member of the Board: Fortrent Group Oy 2013–, Meka Pro Oy 2013–, Norte Capital Oy 2019–, Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho Oy 2019–

RELEVANT EARLIER POSITIONS OF TRUST

  • Member of the Board: Avelon Group Oy 2007–2010, PKC Group Ltd 2007–2012 and Tulikivi Corporation 2010–2014, International Banking Institute 2009–2022

Erja Sankari

Member of the Board

b. 1973, M.S. Business Development

  • Member of the Board since 2021
  • Independent of the company and significant shareholders
  • Owned 80,242 Nurminen Logistics Plc shares at the end of 2025.

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE

  • Partnera Corporation/Foamit Corporation CEO 2025-
  • iLOQ Oy, EVP and Chief Operating Officer 2022–2025
  • Nokia Corporation, Vice President of Global Supply Chain 2020–2022
  • Nokia Corporation, Vice President, Global Supply Chain (SCE) and technical management 2018–2020
  • Nokia Corporation, Head of factory in Oulu, 2013–2018

RELEVANT POSITIONS OF TRUST HELD AT THE MOMENT

  • Oulu Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the Board 2020–2023
  • University of Oulu, Strategic Board, Vice-Chair, 2019–
  • Partnera Corporation, Member of the Board of Directors 2022–
  • Eltel AB, Member of the Board 2022–

Per Sandberg

Member of the Board

b. 1973, M. Sc. Industrial Engineering and Management

  • Member of the Board since 2025
  • Independent of the company and significant shareholders
  • Owned 18,553 Nurminen Logistics Plc shares at the end of 2025.

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE

  • Alfa Laval, Vice President Operations, Head of Parts Distribution and Logistics 2018 -–
  • Tetra Pak, Director Integrated Logistics 2017-2018
  • Payrus, Logistics Director Scandinavia 2009-2016
  • Gambro, Vice President Global Supply EMEA 2005-2009