Managing director

The Managing Director is in charge of the company’s daily management in accordance with the instructions and orders issued by the Board of Directors, while ensuring that accounting practices comply with the laws and that financial management is organised in a reliable manner.

The Managing Director’s duties include the management and supervision of the company’s business, and responsibility for the development and coordination of the company’s operations.

The Board of Directors appoints the Managing Director. The central cooperative’s Board of Directors may exercise the parent entity’s shareholder engagement in the appointment of the Managing Director.

Sanna Eriksson, M.Sc. (Econ. & Bus. Adm.), who is in charge of OP Mortgage Bank and Investor Relations within OP Financial Group's Treasury and ALM, acts as the company’s Managing Director. She has acted as the Managing Director since 1 June 2019. Tuomas Ruotsalainen has acted as Deputy Managing Director since 1 July 2020.

 

Sanna Eriksson, b. 1976

  • Managing Director, OP Mortgage Bank
  • Head of OP Mortgage Bank and IR, OP Financial Group
  • Employed by OP Financial Group since 2001
  • M.Sc. (Econ. & Bus. Adm.)

Relevant previous experience:

  • OP Mortgage Bank, Vice President 2013-2019

  • OP Keski-Uusimaa, Järvenpää, Sales Manager 2011-2013

  • Keski-Uudenmaan OP, Klaukkala, Bank Manager 2006-2011

  • Keski-Uudenmaan OP, Nurmijärvi, Branch Manager 2003-2006

  • OP Supervisor Training Programme 2002-2003

  • Keski-Uudenmaan Osuuspankki, summer trainee 2001-2002

Other relevant positions:

  • Finance Finland: Chairwoman of the Mortgage Banking Committee

 

Tuomas Ruotsalainen, b. 1979

  • Deputy Managing Director, OP Mortgage Bank
  • Senior Covered Bonds Manager, OP Mortgage Bank
  • Employed by OP Financial Group since 2011
  • BBA

​Relevant previous experience:

  • Senior Specialist, OP Mortgage Bank 2019 - 2020, Specialist 2014 - 2019
  • Financial Advisor, Helsingin Seudun Osuuspankki 2011 - 2014
  • Financial Advisor, Oulun Osuuspankki 2011 - 2011