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  • Annual Report 2023

Executive Committee

Tom Pippingsköld

  • President and CEO of Finnlines Plc since 5 May 2022
  • Member of the Executive Committee since 2013
  • Born 1960, B.Sc., MBA (Washington D.C)

Thomas Doepel

  • Vice President & Deputy CEO of Finnlines Plc since 5 May 2022
  • COO
  • Head of Ship Management
  • Head of Purchasing, Port Cost Control & Equipment
  • Member of the Executive Committee since 2013
  • Born 1974, M.Sc. (Econ.), Master Mariner, Executive MBA in Shipping and Logistics (Copenhagen Business School)

Staffan Herlin

  • Head of Group Marketing, Sales and
    Customer Service until 31 December
    2023
  • Line Manager Germany, North Sea ro-ro
  • Member of the Executive Committee
    since 2013
  • Born 1958, M.Sc. (Econ.)

Merja Kallio-Mannila

  • Head of Group Sales, Customer Service and Marketing since 1 January 2024
  • Head of Sales & Customer Service Finland
  • Member of the Executive Committee since 2022
  • Born 1965, M.Sc. (Econ.)

Suvi Niemivuo

  • Head of Legal, Insurance and Claims since 1 October 2023 (Acting Head of Legal since May 2023)
  • Member of the Executive Committee since 2023
  • Born 1981, Master of Laws

Marco Palmu

  • Head of Passenger Services
  • Member of the Executive Committee since 2022
  • Born 1967, Business College

Antonio Raimo

  • Line Manager Nordölink and Finnlink
  • Member of the Executive Committee since 2013
  • Born 1975, M.Sc. (Banking and Economics), Master in Business Administration 2002

Torkel Saarnio

  • Head of Truck and Trailer Segment
  • Line Manager Hansalink, Rostock and Aarhus traffics
  • Member of the Executive Committee since 2022
  • Born 1971, High School and Commercial Institute graduate

Board of Management

(in addition to the Executive Committee)

Uwe Bakosch, Managing Director, Finnlines Deutschland GmbH
Domenico Ferraiuolo, Head of Port Operations   
Kimmo Kostia, Head of Group IT, Hardware
Santeri Laakso, Head of Group Finance
Jan Laurell, Head of Group HR
Sanna Simpanen-Mäenpää, Head of Group Analytics & Business Controlling
Kristiina Uppala, Head of Customer Service, Passenger Services & Onboard Concept Development Manager
Vesa Vähämaa, Head of Group IT, Software
Agnieszka Walenciak, Line Manager, Hanko-Gdynia Line

Extended Board of Management

(in addition to the Board of Management)

Luc Hens, Managing Director, Finnlines Belgium N.V.
Rafal Kwapisz, Managing Director, Finnlines Poland
Blasco Majorana, Traffic Manager, Biscay Line & North Sea
Torsti Muuri, Traffic Manager, Germany Ro-ro Line & Baltic Sea
Rune Nielsen, Managing Director, Finnlines Denmark A/S
Brian Rolfe, Managing Director, Finnlines UK Limited, Traffic Manager, UK Line
Lasse Wirenius, Internal Auditor & Group Quality Manager (Member since 1 January 2024)