Nordic Chairman of the Year 2009 awarded in Oslo 2010-02-02 |
Manager Kristian Birk, Nordic Council of Ministers awarded The Nordic Chairman of the Year 2009 at Grand Hotel in Oslo 2nd of February 2010. In this difficult business climate it is important to find the leading chairman that can prove that it is possible to do good business during crisis. The company aspires to protect the irreplaceable content of its customers, and to be the most profitable value-added services partner for operators. With more than 200 operators around the world the company is the global leader of operator provisioned software services. For the consumer the easiest way to stay protected, for the operators this is a proven way to increase ARPU and reduce churn. The difficult 3 quarters of 2009 is passed with outstanding results, an increase in turnover of 13% and 13% increase in profit before tax. Through building a solid platform through the crisis the company had the financial strength to buy a nonelisted company in France in July 2009.
Nordic Chairman of the Year 2009 – Risto Siilasmaa, F-Secure Oyj Risto Siilasmaa has been Chairman of the Board in F-Secure for 3 years, and was the founder of the company in 1988. The board follows the Corporate Governance recommendations, and the board has always the final saying by important decisions like the acquisition of Steek SA in France, a leading European software provider for online storage and data management solutions to fixed line and mobile operators. The share of women at the board is 16%. The award is funded by: First Securities The jury: Director Carsten Koch, Lønmodtagernes Dyrtidsfond, Denmark Dosent Einar Gudbjartsson, Iceland University, Iceland Managing director consulting department Carina Lundberg Markow, Folksam, Sweden Chairman of the Year 2007 Marcus Borgström, Finland Chairman of the Jury, Board analyst Gunnar Eckbo, Norway post@styreinfo.no t +47 92024576
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