Annual report President and CEO and Management Team
The President and CEO is responsible for managing the Group's day-to-day administration in accordance with the instructions and orders given by the Board of Directors.
The Board selects and dismisses the President and CEO and determines their remuneration.
The company’s President and CEO since 1 July 2009 has been Mikael Aro (b. 1965), eMBA. Before this he served as Senior Vice President, Northern Europe, Carlsberg and CEO of Sinebrychoff, part of Carlsberg.
VR Group has a Management Team comprising the President and CEO (chair); the Senior Vice Presidents of the Passenger Services and Logistics divisions; the Managing Director of VR Track Oy; the Senior Vice President of the Russia and International Business division; the CFO; and the Group’s Senior Vice Presidents for Human Resources, Corporate Relations and the Environment, Train Operations, and Maintenance.
The Management Team addresses matters of strategic importance and other matters that are of importance to VR-Group Ltd’s business operations, drafts plans and monitors their implementation. It also discusses major daily-to-day activities and operational issues. The Management Team generally meets once a week.
