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Aalto University Board

Starting 1 January 2013, the Aalto University Board comprises of CEO and President Matti Alahuhta (Chair), Director Anne Brunila (Vice Chair), Professor Bengt Holmström, Professor Saku Mantere, Professor Liqiu Meng, Rector Anna Valtonen and Professor Colin Whitehouse. All the Members of the Board have a doctoral degree.

The University Academic Affairs Committee appoints the Board members. The seven members represent a wide spectrum of sciences and arts, as well as the best social and industrial expertise on both national and international levels.

	Matti Alahuhta, President of Kone Oyj (Chair) D.Sc. (Tech.) Matti Alahuhta (born 1952) appointments include, for instance, Chairman of IMD's (International Institute for Management Development) Foundation Board. Alahuhta, currently President of Kone Oyj, has formerly acted as Executive Vice President of Nokia and held managerial positions at Nokia Corporations Mobile Phones and Nokia Telecommunications.
	Anne Brunila, Executive Vice President (Vice Chair) D.Sc. (Economics and Business Administration) Anne Brunila (born 1957), Executive Vice President, Corporate Relations and Sustainability at Fortum Corporation as of 1 October 2009. Brunila has previously worked as President and CEO of the Finnish Forest Industries Federation, the Finnish Ministry of Finance as Director General of the Economics Department, and held various positions, at the Bank of Finland, the European Commission and the Labour Institute for Economic Research.
	Bengt Holmström, Professor Ph.D. Bengt Holmström (born 1949) is Professor of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States and has previously worked as a Professor at Yale University. Holmström holds a number of posts of responsibility in academies, research institutes and in industry.
	Saku Mantere, Professor D.Sc., MA, Saku Mantere (born 1974) is Professor at Hanken School of Economics and adjunct Professor at the Helsinki University of Technology and at the University of Helsinki.
	Liqiu Meng, Professor Professor Liqiu Meng (born 1963) is currently the Senior Vice President for International Alliances and Alumni at Technische Universität München (TUM). Professor Meng was born in China and has previously held the positions of Vice Dean and Professor at the TUM Faulty of Civil Engineering and Surveying, as well as taught and taken part in research activities at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden and the University of Hannover in Germany.
	Anna Valtonen, Rector of Umeå Institute of Design D.A. (Art and Design) Anna Valtonen (born 1974) is Rector of Umeå Institute of Design. Before this, Valtonen was Head of Nokia Design Research & Foresight. She has worked as a researcher at the University of Art and Design Helsinki and has been a member of its Board. The research interests of Valtonen include how the added value of design can boost the competitiveness of companies and nations.
	Colin Whitehouse, Professor Professor Colin Whitehouse (b. 1949) is currently an Independent Adviser for research and open innovation and a Visiting Professor at the University of Birmingham. Previously he has held the positions of the Deputy Chief Executive of the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), Head of the STFC Daresbury Laboratory in Cheshire and the STFC’s Head of Campus Strategy. Professor Whitehouse’s fields of research include semiconductor materials and nanotechnology. From 2000 to 2009, Professor Whitehouse was an advising member of the Academy of Finland.