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Decisions of Posti Group Corporation's Annual General Meeting: Sanna Suvanto-Harsaae will continue as Chair, Kari-Pekka Laaksonen elected as new member of the Board of Directors

09.04.2021

Posti Group Corporation's Annual General Meeting was held in Helsinki on April 9, 2021. In line with the Board of Directors' proposal, the Annual General Meeting decided to distribute a dividend of EUR 31.1 million based on the result in 2020.

The meeting adopted the 2020 financial statements and discharged the members of the Supervisory Board, Board of Directors and President and CEO from liability.

Board of Directors

Annual General Meeting decided that the following persons will continue as members of the Board of Directors:

  • Raija-Leena Hankonen, Board professional

  • Harri Hietala, Master of Laws with court training, Master of Laws

  • Sirpa Huuskonen, HR Director

  • Frank Marthaler, Board professional

  • Satu Ollikainen as an employee representative* (*pilot started in 2018)

  • Minna Pajumaa, Senior Financial Counsellor

  • Per Sjödell, Board professional

  • Sanna Suvanto-Harsaae, Board professional

  • Hanna Vuorela, Vice President, Strategic Development

The following person was elected as new member of the Board of Directors:

Kari-Pekka Laaksonen, Group CEO

Sanna Suvanto-Harsaae was elected as the Chair of the Board of Directors and Per Sjödell as the Deputy Chair. Information on members of the Board of Directors can be found on the company’s home page at posti.com on section Governance/Board of Directors.

Supervisory Board

Annual General Meeting decided that the following persons will continue as members of the Supervisory Board:

  • Sari Essayah, MP, Christian Democrats

  • Atte Harjanne, MP, The Greens of Finland

  • Eeva Kalli, MP, Centre Party

  • Kimmo Kiljunen, MP, Social Democratic Party

  • Mia Laiho, MP, National Coalition Party

  • Rami Lehto, MP, Finns Party

  • Aki Lindén, MP, Social Democratic Party

  • Pia Lohikoski, MP, Left Alliance

  • Mari Rantanen, MP, Finns Party

  • Veronica Rehn-Kivi, MP, Swedish People’s Party

  • Ari Torniainen, MP, Centre Party

  • Paula Werning, MP, Social Democratic Party

Aki Lindén will continue as the Chair of the Supervisory Board and Atte Harjanne as the Deputy Chair of the Supervisory Board.

Board of Directors’ and Supervisory Board’s fees

The fees of the members of the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board remained unchanged. Members of the Board of Directors will receive a monthly remuneration and a meeting fee. The meeting fee will be paid in double for the Board members residing outside Finland. The employee representative will receive a meeting fee. Members of the Supervisory Board will receive a meeting fee.

Auditor

PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy (PwC), authorized public accountants, will continue as Posti Group Corporation’s auditor, with Authorized Public Accountant Mikko Nieminen as the principal.