Asta Sihvonen-Punkka appointed Fingrid’s President & CEO as of 1 January 2024
27 June 2023 - 5:00PM
Asta Sihvonen-Punkka appointed Fingrid’s President & CEO as of
1 January 2024
Fingrid Oyj
Stock exchange release 27 June 2023 at 10 EET
Fingrid’s current Executive Vice President Asta
Sihvonen-Punkka has been appointed as Fingrid’s President
& CEO as of 1 January 2024. She joined the company in 2016.
Sihvonen-Punkka will take over the reins at the turn of the year
when the current President & CEO Jukka
Ruusunen retires.
Sihvonen-Punkka, Lic. Econ., M.For, is a management and
electricity market expert. Prior to starting at Fingrid, she held
the positions of Director General of the Finnish Communications
Regulatory Authority and Director General of the Energy Market
Authority.
“Fingrid’s Board of Directors appointed Sihvonen-Punkka to this
demanding position to continue developing the grid and boosting
Finnish competitiveness. The energy sector is undergoing a major
shift and the role played by the transmission system operator as an
enabler of social development is more significant than ever. I am
certain that Asta is up to the challenge. She has good contacts
with customers and key stakeholders in Finland and abroad,”
comments Hannu Linna, Chair of Fingrid’s Board of
Directors.
Asta Sihvonen-Punkka intends to continue along the path embarked
upon by Jukka Ruusunen, along which Fingrid, the power system and
the electricity market have been systematically built to meet the
needs of customers and society.
“We want to continue to be the TSO that provides the best
service to customers and simultaneously promotes Finland’s
competitiveness. I am delighted to take on this position of trust.
The energy sector plays a key role in fighting climate change, and
the transition towards clean energy production creates
opportunities to increase investments in Finland and, as a result,
boost employment and secure people’s well-being,” says Asta
Sihvonen-Punkka.
Further information:Hannu Linna, Chair of the
Board of Directors, tel. +358 50 552 7120Asta Sihvonen-Punkka,
Executive Vice President, tel. +358 50 573 9053
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