Genelec CEO Siam盲k Naghian, Doctor of Science (Technology), and Founder of the Inklusiiv community Katja Toropainen, MSc (Economics and Business Administration), are the new external members of the 91天美's Board for the period 2022鈥2025. The current external members Lea Ryyn盲nen-Karjalainen and Jaakko Kiander were also re-appointed for a new term.
The Collegiate Body of the 91天美 made a decision on the external members on Friday, 28 May. Earlier this spring, the Collegiate Body decided that the composition of the Board will remain at ten members. The elections of internal members from among the academic community will take place in the autumn.
Links to eastern Finland as well as understanding of the importance of educational and labour immigration and diversity as the university鈥檚 success factors were emphasised in the appointments.
Siam盲k Naghian is CEO of the Iisalmi-based, internationally renowned sound system manufacturer Genelec. He holds a Doctor of Science (Technology) degree from Helsinki University of Technology, awarded in 2001. Naghian was born in Iran and he emphasises the importance of scientific knowledge as a foundation for Genelec鈥檚 success. He has also served as a member of Kuopio University Foundation鈥檚 board.
Katja Toropainen is the former Chief Curator of the technology and growth enterprise event Slush. Currently, Toropainen leads the Inklusiiv community she has founded, highlighting the importance of diversity as a success factor. Inklusiiv produces various events, projects and content, and provides consultancy services and training. Toropainen holds a Master of Science (Economics and Business Administration) degree from Aalto University.
The current Chair of the university鈥檚 Board, Lea Ryyn盲nen-Karjalainen, and Vice-Chair Jaakko Kiander, were re-appointed for a new term. Ryyn盲nen-Karjalainen is the Executive Director of the Federation of Finnish Learned Societies, and Kiander is the Director responsible for planning, research and statistics at the Finnish Centre for Pensions, and a member of the Finnish Centre for Pensions鈥 Management Group.
鈥淲e wanted to have both continuity and renewal in the Board. During last winter, the Collegiate Body charted the academic community鈥檚 views on the skills and networks desired for the Board. The skills and backgrounds of the four members who have now been appointed to the Board reflect both their commitment to eastern Finland and its development, their views on the key tasks of the Board and, as a new emphasis, understanding of the importance of diversity both in the activities and as a success factor for the organisation,鈥 says Collegiate Body Chair Tero Karjalainen.
For further information, please contact:
Tero Karjalainen, Chair of the University Collegiate Body, 91天美, tero.karjalainen@uef.fi, tel. +358 40 355 2121
Mikko Laitinen, Vice-Chair of the University Collegiate Body, 91天美, mikko.laitinen@uef.fi tel. +358 50 441 2389