The Executive Management Team is chaired by the CEO of Anora and comprises other senior management appointed by the Board of Directors. On this page you can find the resumes of the members of Executive Management Team.
Read more about the role of the Executive Management Team on our Governance pages.
b. 1963, M. Sc. in Economy
Main work experience: Joined Anora 25 October 2023 as CEO and member of Anora's Executive Management Team. Before joining Anora, Jacek served as Executive Vice President Western Europe at Carlsberg and a member of Carlsberg Group's Executive Committee. Prior to that, he was also the CEO of Ringnes in Norway and held several other leadership positions at Carlsberg, AIG, Danone and Procter & Gamble. Visit Jacek's LinkediIn profile >
b. 1974, M. Sc. (Econ.)
Main work experience: Joined Anora and became a member of Anora’s Executive Management Team in August 2024.
Before joining Anora, served as CFO of XXL ASA, the largest sports retailer in the Nordic countries. He has also acted in a combined role as the Interim CEO and CFO of XXL ASA. Prior to that, Stein has had a long career at the Norwegian stock-listed blue-chip company Orkla, where his most recent positions were CFO at Orkla Care and SVP Finance at Orkla ASA. He has also held several other CFO, controller and finance manager positions at Orkla Brands Nordic (Lilleborg, KiMs, Nidar) and RIMI (ICA).
b. 1970, M. Sc. Business Administration
Main work experience: SVP, Scandinavia at Altia since 2017, member of Altia’s Executive Management Team since 2015, joined Altia in 2009.
He joined Altia in 2009 as the Managing Director of Oy Wennerco Ab. Previously, he served as the Company’s Senior Vice President, Partner Business and Export; as the Director, Business Development; Managing Director, Partner Brands, as well as a member of the Board of Directors of Craft & Cask Ltd. In addition, he has held several managerial positions at British American Tobacco in Switzerland, Spain and the UK. Visit Janne's LinkedIn profile >
Twitter: @KirsiPuntila
b. 1970, M.Sc. in Economics Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration
Main work experience: SVP, International at Anora between 2021-2022, SVP Marketing at Altia since 2016, member of Altia’s Executive Management Team since 2016, joined Altia in 2014.
Previously, she served as the Spirits Category Director of Altia and the Marketing Director, Altia Brands, based in Stockholm. She has also served as the Global Marketing Manager (Absolut Flavors and Kahlua) of The Absolut Company (Pernod Ricard S.A).
Key positions of trust: Board member of Neova Oy Visit Kirsi's LinkedIn profile >
b. 1968, Master’s degree in production technology
Main work experience: Joined Anora in October 2023, member of the Executive Management Team since 1 January 2024.
Previously, Risto worked as Chief Supply Chain Officer at Fiskars Group for over 10 years. Before Fiskars, he held several international positions at Elcoteq, the latest of which was Vice President, Business Excellence.
Responsibilities include M&A.
b. 1971, M. Sc. in International Business
Main work experience Joined Anora in May 2023, member of the Executive Management Team since 2023. Before joining Anora, served as Chief Commercial Officer at Denmark’s biggest online supermarket, the grocery retailer nemlig.com. His main work experience before that includes senior commercial and brand positions in international companies like Procter & Gamble, Reckitt Benckiser and Carlsberg.
b. 1973, Master’s degree in Communication
Main work experience: Joined Anora in January 2024, member of Anora’s Executive Management Team since 1 January 2024.
Johanna has extensive experience from leading international HR teams through acquisitions, mergers and integrations. Further on she has worked considerably with leadership and team development in a multinational setting. She has an HR and Communications background, and held senior HR positions in Orkla Health, Wilh. Wilhelmsen, a comprehensive global maritime group, and in Lindorff.
b. 1970, Master of Laws
Main work experience: Altia's General Counsel and secretary to the Board of Directors since 2012. Member of Anora's Executive Management Team since 20 August 2024.
Before joining Anora, Thomas served as General Counsel and secretary to the Board of Directors of Oriola-KD Oyj. He has held several legal counsel positions in stock listed companies in regulated industries.
The shareholdings of the Executive Management Team and the Board of Directors at year-end are published once a year as part of the Corporate Governance Statement and on our website.