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The Finland Chamber of Commerce Appoints Six New Members to the FAI Board

13.12.2024 News

The Finland Chamber of Commerce has appointed six new members to the FAI Board for the three-year term beginning on 1 January 2025.

The new members are:

  • Ulla Vuokila, Attorney at law, Partner, Avance Attorneys
  • Leena Kujansuu-Tikkanen, Senior Counsel, Global Litigation, Hitachi Energy
  • Daria Kozlowska-Rautiainen, Senior Lecturer in International Procedural Law, Director of the International Commercial Arbitration Law LL.M. Programme, Stockholm University
  • Natalia Petrik, Counsel, Westerberg & Partners Advokatbyrå
  • Torsten Lörcher, Partner, CMS Hasche Sigle
  • Andrea Meier, Partner, Walder Wyss

As of 1 January 2025, the composition of the FAI Board will be:

Chair:

  • Heidi Merikalla-Teir, Independent Arbitrator and Mediator 

Vice Chairs:

  • Anders Forss, Attorney-at-law, Partner, Castrén & Snellman Attorneys
  • Mika Hemmo, Professor, University of Helsinki

Finnish Board Members:

  • Tero Artimo, Attorney-at-law, Artimo & Co
  • Tero Kujala, Judge of the Court of Appeal, Helsinki Court of Appeal
  • Jasse Ritakallio, Attorney-at-law, Partner, Lindfors & Co Attorneys at Law
  • Ulla Vuokila, Attorney at law, Partner, Avance Attorneys
  • Leena Kujansuu-Tikkanen, Senior Counsel, Global Litigation, Hitachi Energy
  • Daria Kozlowska-Rautiainen, Senior Lecturer in International Procedural Law, Director of the International Commercial Arbitration Law LL.M. Programme, Stockholm University

International Board Members:

  • Anina Liebkind, Partner, Norburg & Scherp Advokatbyrå
  • Isabelle Michou, Partner, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
  • Jacob Møller Dirksen, Partner, Accura
  • Andrey Panov, Partner, Denuo
  • Natalia Petrik, Counsel, Westerberg & Partners Advokatbyrå
  • Torsten Lörcher, Partner, CMS Hasche Sigle
  • Andrea Meier, Partner, Walder Wyss

“We are delighted to welcome our new members to the FAI Board. Their expertise will bring valuable new perspectives to our work. At the same time, we warmly thank Gisela Knuts, Ville Pönkä, Tuuli Timonen, Daniel Hochstrasser, Stefan Kröll, and Robin Oldenstam, who will step down at the end of this term, for their commitment and contributions to the FAI Board over the years,” comments Henrik Sajakorpi, FAI Secretary General.

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