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Management Board

Chairman

 

Pitkäkoski

Juhani Pitkäkoski

President and CEO

Born 1958, LL.M.
In the Group’s employ since 1988.

Primary working experience

YIT Corporation, President and CEO, 2008-
YIT Building Systems Ltd, President, 2003-2009
YIT Installation Ltd, President, 2002-2003
YIT Industry Ltd, Executive Vice President, 2000-2002
YIT Service Ltd, Managing Director,1998-2000
YIT Corporation, Unit Manager, 1997-1998
Oy Huber Teollisuus Ab, Managing Director, 1994-1996
Oy Huber Ab, Director of the Factory Service unit 1991-1994
Oy Huber Ab, attorney-at-Law 1988-1991
The Electrical Contractors’ Association of Finland, Attorney-at-Law, 1986-1988

Positions of trust
Tapiola Corporate Life Insurance Ltd, Member of the Supervisory Board, 2009-

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Vice chairman


 

Kauniskangas

Kari Kauniskangas

Deputy to the Group's President and CEO, 
Head of International Construction Services business segment

Born 1974, M.Sc. (Eng.), B.Sc. (Econ.)
In the Group's employ since 1997.

Primary working experience
YIT Corporation, Executive Vice President and deputy to the President and CEO, 2008-

YIT Construction Ltd:
Managing Director, 2009-
Head of International Construction Services, 2008- 
Division manager, Business Premises, 2005-2007
Area manager, Building Construction Oulu, 2001-2005

Sonera Living Oy, Product group manager, 2000-2001
YIT Corporation, Housing production Uusimaa, Quality and development specialist, 1998-2000
YIT Corporation, Housing production Uusimaa, Site engineer, 1997-1998

Positions of trust
Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company, member of Supervisory Board, 2009-

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Members

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Tero Kiviniemi

Head of YIT Construction Services Finland business segment

Born 1971, M.Sc.(Eng.), EMBA.
In the Group's employ since 1996.

Primary working experience
YIT Construction Ltd:
Division manager, Infraservices 2008-2009
Business unit manager, Structural engineering and regional infraservices 2005-2008
Assistant director, Structural engineering 2002-2005
Project manager, Bridge construction 1999-2002
Field engineer, Bridge construction 1998-1999
Residential Construction 1996-1998

Insinöörityö Hentinen Oy 1992-1996
Hai Phong Construction Company No 16, Vietnam, 1995
Haka Oy, 1993
Skanska Väst AB, Sweden 1988-1990 

Positions of trust

Confederation of Finnish Industries EK: member
of body of representatives, 2010-.
Talonrakennusteollisuus
Ry: member of the Board of Directors,
2010-.
Infra Ry: member of the Board of Directors,
2010-.
Confederation of Finnish Construction
Industries RT: member of the Board of Directors,
2009-.
Construction pool: Chairman of the
pool commission, 2009-.

Pioneerimuseosäätiö:
member of the Board of Directors, 2007-

 

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Timo Lehtinen

Chief Financial Officer of YIT Group

Born 1964, M.Sc. in Economics and Business Administration.
In the Group's employ since 2006.

Primary working experience

YIT Group, Chief Financial Officer, 2009-
YIT Construction Ltd, Senior Vice President, Finance, 2006-2009. Responsibile for financial administration of both the Construction Services Finland and International Construction Services segments.

Affecto Plc, CFO, 2006
Saunalahti Group Oyj, CFO, 2003-2006
Auria Oy, Senior Vice President, Administration, Deputy to the President and CEO, 2001-2003
West Capital Oy, President and CEO, 1999-2003
Aker Finnyards Oy, 1994-1999
Suomen Säästöpankki-SSP Oy, 1989-1993

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Malonaes

Arne Malonæs

Head the Building and Industrial Services segment

Born 1957, M.Sc. (Eng.)
In the Group's employ since 2003. Member of Board since 2008.

Primary working experience
YIT Building and Industrial Services, President, 2009-
YIT Building Systems AS, Managing Director, 2003-2009
Managing Director of YIT's building systems company in Norway, Senior Vice President responsible for development in building systems.
ABB Building Systems AS, Managing Director, 2003
ABB AS, Executive Vice President (Manufacturing and Consumer Industries), 2001-2003
ABB Miljø AS, Managing Director, Division Manager, Regional Manager, Project Manager, 1985-2001
Alfsen & Gunderson AS, Department Manager Offshore, Project Manager, 1980-1985
 

Positions of trust
YIT Building Systems AS Pension Funds, Member of the Board of Directors, 1999- 
Norsk Teknologi (NHO - Norwegian Employer Organisation), Member of the Board of Directors, 2001-
Norsk Finsk Handelsforening - NOFI (Norwegian Finnish Commercial Association), Member of the Board of Directors, 2003-
The Norwegian CEO Climate Policy Forum, NHO - Norwegian Employer Organisation, 2008-

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Toikkanen

Sakari Toikkanen

YIT Corporation, Senior Vice President, Business Development

Born 1967, Lic. (Tech.)
In the Group’s employ since 1997.

Primary working experience
YIT Corporation, Senior Vice President, Business Development, 2008-
YIT Corporation, Executive Vice President and deputy to President and CEO, 2006-2008
YIT Building Systems Ltd, Executive Vice President, 2003-2005
YIT Corporation, Vice President, Corporate Planning, 2001-2003
YIT Construction Ltd, Development Manager, 1999-2000
YIT Construction Ltd, Quality Manager, 1997-1998
Helsinki University of Technology, Researcher,1993-1996

Positions of trust
Rym Oy, member of the Board of Directors, 2009-


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Secretary

 
Saarilahti

Antero Saarilahti

YIT Corporation, Senior Vice President, Administration and Corporate Human Resources

Born 1948, M.Sc. (Eng.)
In the Group’s employ since 1971.

Primary working experience
YIT Corporation:
Vice President, Administration 2004-
Personnel director 1989-2003
IT department manager 1987-1995

Perusyhtymä Oy, Group administration manager, 1986-1987
Vesto Oy, Administration manager 1981-1986
Vesto Oy, Technical office manager 1974-1980
Vesto Oy, Planning engineer 1971-1973

 

Positions of trust
Etera Mutual Pension Insurance Company, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, 2007-
Etera Mutual Pension Insurance Company, Member of the Supervisory Board, 2006-
Kaiko Oy, Chairman of the Board of Directors, 1985-

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