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'''Jaakko Ihamuotila''' (born 15 November 1939) is a retired [[Finnish people|Finnish]] business executive known for his senior roles in some of Finland's largest corporations, including as the [[CEO]] of [[Valmet]] and long-serving President and Chairman of oil company Neste (not to be confused with multinational [[Nestle]]).<ref>https://kansallisbiografia.fi/kansallisbiografia/henkilo/8791 </ref> He has been described as one of the most influential business leaders of his time in Finland.<ref name="uv" />
 
'''Jaakko Ihamuotila''' (born 15 November 1939) is a retired [[Finnish people|Finnish]] business executive known for his senior roles in some of Finland's largest corporations, including as the [[CEO]] of [[Valmet]] and long-serving President and Chairman of oil company Neste (not to be confused with multinational [[Nestle]]).<ref>https://kansallisbiografia.fi/kansallisbiografia/henkilo/8791 </ref> He has been described as one of the most influential business leaders of his time in Finland.<ref name="uv" />
  
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Ihamuotila was born as the second of four children to [[Veikko Ihamuotila]], an agriculture sector influencer and ex-[[Minister of Agriculture and Forestry (Finland)|Minister of Agriculture and Forestry]], and his wife Anna-Liisa.<ref name="kko">http://runeberg.org/kuka/1978/0272.html</ref>
 
Ihamuotila was born as the second of four children to [[Veikko Ihamuotila]], an agriculture sector influencer and ex-[[Minister of Agriculture and Forestry (Finland)|Minister of Agriculture and Forestry]], and his wife Anna-Liisa.<ref name="kko">http://runeberg.org/kuka/1978/0272.html</ref>
  
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Ihamuotila is married to Tuula ({{nee}} Turja; daughter of [[Ilmari Turja]]), and they have three children, Timo, Antti and Anna-Elina.<ref name="kko" />
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Ihamuotila is married to Tuula, and they have three children, Timo, Antti and Anna-Elina.<ref name="kko" />
  
 
His older brother, Professor [[Risto Ihamuotila]], is an academic who served for many years as the [[Chancellor (education)|Chancellor]] of the [[University of Helsinki]].<ref name="kko" />
 
His older brother, Professor [[Risto Ihamuotila]], is an academic who served for many years as the [[Chancellor (education)|Chancellor]] of the [[University of Helsinki]].<ref name="kko" />

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Born25 November 1939
Helsinki, Finland
NationalityFinnish
Alma materHelsinki University of Technology
One of the most influential business leaders of his time in Finland

Jaakko Ihamuotila (born 15 November 1939) is a retired Finnish business executive known for his senior roles in some of Finland's largest corporations, including as the CEO of Valmet and long-serving President and Chairman of oil company Neste (not to be confused with multinational Nestle).[1] He has been described as one of the most influential business leaders of his time in Finland.[2]

Background

Ihamuotila was born as the second of four children to Veikko Ihamuotila, an agriculture sector influencer and ex-Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, and his wife Anna-Liisa.[3]

He studied engineering at the Helsinki University of Technology, graduating in 1964 with a Diplomi-insinööri (MSc in Technology) degree in physics.[3] He has said he was inspired already as a teenager to go into technology, by the opening of the world's first full-scale nuclear power plant for electricity generation, Calder Hall (now part of Sellafield), in the UK in 1956.[4]

Career

Ihamuotila's early career included research and engineering positions at Canadian General Electric in Toronto, Imatran Voima and the Helsinki University of Technology.[3] He then moved to Valmet, and its various group companies, where he held a series of management roles, including a seat on the group's main Board of Directors from 1973.[3][4]

In 1973, Ihamuotila was appointed CEO of Valmet, in which role he served until 1979.[2][4]

In 1979 he was appointed to the Board of Neste,[5] the national oil company of Finland, and from 1980 onwards he served there also in an executive role as the company's president and Chairman, until 2000.[2][4] During his tenure, Neste was ranked on the Fortune Global 500 list.[6] After Neste and Imatran Voima merged to form Fortum, Ihamuotila continued to serve for a while in a non-executive Board role.[5]

In the early 2000s, Ihamuotila was among the founders, and one-time Chairman, of the Millennium Technology Prize.[7][8][4]

Honours

In 1990, Ihamuotila was awarded the highest civilian honorary title of Vuorineuvos by President Mauno Koivisto.[2]

He has also been conferred several Honorary Doctorates,[2] including by his alma mater, the Helsinki University of Technology (now Aalto University).[9]

Family

Ihamuotila is married to Tuula, and they have three children, Timo, Antti and Anna-Elina.[3]

His older brother, Professor Risto Ihamuotila, is an academic who served for many years as the Chancellor of the University of Helsinki.[3]

 

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Bilderberg/19942 June 19945 June 1994Finland
Helsinki
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