Personal bio

Chair of the Board since 2006

Born 1966, M.Sc. (Engineering)

Main employment history:

Founder, President and CEO, Member of the Board, WithSecure, 1988–2006

Chair of the Board 2012–2020, Member of the Board 2008–2020, Interim CEO 2013–2014, Nokia Corporation

Chair of the Board, Elisa Corporation, 2008–2012

Chair of the Board 2016–2018, Vice-Chair of the Board 2007–2010 and 2013–2015, Member of the Board 2007–2019, The Federation of Finnish Technology Industries

Vice Chair of the Board 2017-2018, Member of the Board 2007–2010 and 2013–2018, Confederation of Finnish Industries EK

Chair of the Working Group, The Future of the Finnish General Conscription System, The Finnish Ministry of Defence, 2009–2010

Current board memberships and public duties:

Founder and Member of the Board, F-Secure Corporation, 2022–

Member of the Board, Hamina Wireless Oy, 2024–

Chair of the Aalto Fundraising Committee, 2023–

Member of the Board, CybExer Technologies, 2022–

Member of the Board, Quanscient Oy, 2022–

Chair of the Board, Upright Oy, 2022–

Member of the Board, Pixieray Oy, 2021–

Senior Advisor, Boston Consulting Group, 2020– 

Member, International Advisory Board of IESE, 2019–

Member of the Board, Futurice Oy, 2018–

Founding Partner, Chair of the Board, First Fellow Partners, 2016–

 

As a significant shareholder of WithSecure (34.11%), Risto Siilasmaa is not an independent member of the Board as stipulated in the Corporate Governance Code.