Jaako Ihamuotila
 Jaako Ihamuotila     (businessman) | |
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| Born | 25 November 1939 Helsinki, Finland |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Alma mater | Helsinki 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]
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilderberg/1994 | 2 June 1994 | 5 June 1994 | Finland Helsinki | The 42nd Bilderberg, in Helsinki. |
References
- ↑ https://kansallisbiografia.fi/kansallisbiografia/henkilo/8791
- ↑ a b c d e https://uppslagsverket.fi/sv/sok/view-103684-IhamuotilaJaakko
- ↑ a b c d e f http://runeberg.org/kuka/1978/0272.html
- ↑ a b c d e https://www.tek.fi/fi/uutishuone/tek-120-vuotta/osaajat/jaakko-ihamuotila
- ↑ a b https://www.is.fi/taloussanomat/art-2000001279676.html |access-date=31 January 2021
- ↑ https://fortune.com/global500/1996/neste-oy/
- ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2005/09/30/ugandas-leader-beats-drum-on-aids/cfa6e689-267c-4f6c-a6a6-b0324114d9d1/
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/5328446.stm
- ↑ https://www.aalto.fi/en/aalto-university/tradition-of-the-ceremonial-conferment
