Board of Directors and Management Group

Board of Directors

On 9 September 2010, the Government appointed a Board of Directors for the National Board of Patents and Registration (NBPR) for the period 17 September 2010 to 16 September 2013.

The Board of Directors sets the targets for the NBPR’s operations and decides on policies. It also controls and supervises how the targets set are achieved. Furthermore, the board promotes the co-operation between the NBPR and the users of its services.

The members of the board are:

Chair

• Mr Jorma Turunen, CEO, Federation of Finnish Technology Industries
  

Vice Chair

• Ms Minna Tukiainen, Senior Advisor, Ministry of Employment and the Economy

Members

• Mr Teemu Japisson, Secretary General, Finnish Sports Federation
• Ms Riitta Varpe, Managing Director, Service Sector Employers PALTA
  
• Ms Tuija Soanjärvi, M.Sc.(Econ.)
• Mr Matti Pursula, Professor
  
• Ms Viveca Still, Head of Copyright Unit, Ministry of Education and Culture
  

Staff Representative

• Ms Riitta Leikas, Assistant Administrative Officer, NBPR

Secretary

• Ms Marjo Aalto-Setälä, Deputy Head of Division, NBPR

Management Group

The Management Group assists the Director General in improving the NBPR's operations.

The members of the group are:

Chair

• Ms Rauni Hagman, Director General

Vice Chair

• Mr Eero Mantere, Senior Deputy Director General

Ordinary members

• Mr Olli Koikkalainen, Deputy Director General
• Ms Päivi Raatikainen, Deputy Director
• Mr Pekka Launis, Deputy Director General
• Mr Juha Viertola, Head of Associations and Foundations Register
• Mr Pekka Heikkinen, Head of Finance
  
• Mr Esko Inkinen, Director of Human Resources
• Mr Timo Junnonen, Chief Information Officer (CIO)
  
• Ms Anna Lauttamus-Kauppila, Director of Communications
  

Deputy members

• Ms Ulla-Maija Sarkkinen, Deputy Director (Koikkalainen)
• Mr Eero Bomansson, Head of Division (Launis)
• Ms Riitta Lae, Deputy Director (Viertola)
• Mr Sakari Karstu, Head of IT (Junnonen)
• Ms Leena-Liisa Lehikoinen, Head of Communications (Lauttamus-Kauppila)

Secretary

• Ms Tuula Hirvonen, Secretary to Director General

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