

CEO
Harvia’s Board of Directors appoints and, if necessary, dismisses the CEO and decides on the CEO’s terms of service, defined in a written service contract approved by the Board. The CEO is appointed for the post until further notice. The Board of Directors evaluates the CEO’s work and performance in achieving the assigned targets. The CEO cannot be elected as Chairperson of the Board of Directors.
The CEO is responsible for the day-to-day management of the company. The CEO is responsible for ensuring that the targets, plans, guidelines and goals set by the Board are carried out within Harvia. According to the Finnish Limited Liability Companies Act, the CEO is responsible for ensuring that the accounting practices of the company comply with the law and that asset management is arranged in a reliable manner.
Matias Järnefelt acts as the CEO of Harvia as of 1 June 2023, appointed by the Board of Directors.
Management Team
The Management Team supports the CEO and is responsible for the development and operational management of the Group and its business, in accordance with the goals set by the Board of Directors and the CEO. The Management Team also defines the operating principles and procedures in line with the direction given by the Board of Directors. The Management Team convenes monthly and when needed, and focuses on strategic questions concerning the Group and its businesses. Questions concerning financial development, governance, corporate responsibility and development projects are regularly on the agenda. The CEO acts as the chairperson of the Group’s Management Team.

Matias Järnefelt
CEO

Ari Vesterinen
Chief Financial Officer

David Ahonen
Head of Region Asia-Pacific-MEA

Timo Harvia
Head of Innovation and Technology

Päivi Juolahti
Head of Marketing and Brands

Philipp Krauth
Managing Director of EOS, Head of EOS Brands and Products

Nick Larrick
Head of Region North America (Interim)

Anssi Pelkonen
Head of Region Northern Europe

Ivan Sabato
Head of Region Continental Europe

Mika Suoja
Head of Operations

Markus Wörmanseder
Head of Products and Solutions
Management shareholdings
Find up-to-date information on the shareholdings and transactions of Harvia Plc’s management.