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Organisation and management

Organisation chart

An organizational chart with "Director General" at the top. Below is "Operational Activities", divided into two sections: "Availability of Raw Materials" and "Sustainable Use of the Environment". These contain solution areas such as geophysical, circular economy, mineral economy, energy and construction, information, water and mining environment, and environmental solutions. On the left are three boxes: "Science and Innovations", "Customer Solutions", "GTK Mintec development". On the right are three boxes: "Human Resources, Talent Management and Legal Affairs", "Finance and Management System", "Communications and Sustainability".

Management Group

Kimmo Tiilikainen, Director General
Saku Vuori, Director, Science and Innovations
Antti Nummi, Director, Customer Solutions
Olli Breilin, Director, Sustainable Use of the Environment
Hannu Lahtinen, Director, Availability of Raw Materials
Lotta Knuutinen, Director, Communications and Sustainability
Samu Valpola, Director, Finance and Management System
Riikka Mäki, Director, Human Resources, ICT and Legal Affairs

Board of Directors

(20.4.2026 – 19.4.2029)

Chairman:
Joni Lukkaroinen, Board Professional

Vice Chairman:
Eeva Vahtera, Senior Ministerial Adviser, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment

Members:
Tero Holländer, Director of Commercial and Global Key Customers, NG Nordic
Pentti Vihanto, Managing Director, Umicore Finland and Umicore Battery Materials Finland
Ulla Lassi, Professor
Katri Harra, Board Professional

Others:
Kimmo Tiilikainen, Director General, GTK
Secretary: Samu Valpola, Director, Finance and Management System, GTK
Personnel representative: Mira Markovaara-Koivisto, Research Scientist