Duties of the CEO and the Management Team

Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer
020 764 0631

• b. 1981
• Liiri has been the CEO since June 2024, Member of the Management Team since 2015 and Chief Financial Officer of OmaSp since 2018
• Working history: Working history: Ms Liiri was the Chief Administrative Officer between 2015 and 2018 and development manager between 2014 and 2015 of OmaSp as well as an account manager of Etelä-Karjalan Säästöpankki between 2006 and 2014. In addition, Liiri has been a member of the Board of Directors of the South Karelia Chamber of Commerce since 2018 and a member of the Board of Directors of Figure Taloushallinto Oy since 2019. Liiri holds a Master of Economic Sciences and an eMBA.

Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Head of service network
020 758 2666

• b. 1980
• Souru has been deputy CEO since June 2024. Souru has been member of the Management Team since March 2024 and Head of Service Network since December 2023.
• Workin history: Mr Souru was the Regional Director between 2018 and 2023 of OmaSp, Director of Danske Bank's Centre of Expertise between 2013 and 2018 and in other Managerial positions at Danske Bank between 2008 and 2013, Branch Manager at Lammin Osuuspankki between 2005 and 2008 and between 2000 and 2001 as well as in other positions at Lammin Osuuspankki between 2002 and 2005. By education Souru is a business college graduate.

Chief Risk Officer
020 758 2944

• b. 1987
• Pykäri has been a member of the Management Team and as the Chief Risk Officer of OmaSp since December 2023.
• Working history: Mr Pykäri was the CEO of the consulting company Advisense (formerly FCG Risk & Compliance) in Finland between 2019 and 2023, Chief Risk Officer of Amalgamation of POP Banks between 2017 and 2019, Risk Manager in Amalgamation of POP Banks between 2016 and 2017, Team Lead in Regulatory Reporting of Nordea between 2015 and 2016 and in several expert positions of Nordea between 2011 and 2015. In addition, Pykäri has served as a member of the Board of Directors of VTS Fund between 2018 and 2019, as a representative of the POP Bank Group in the risk management section of the Federation of Finnish Financial Services between 2016 and 2019, and as a representative of Nordea Bank Finland in the regulatory reporting section of the Federation of Finnish Financial Services between 2013 and 2015. Pykäri holds a Master of Economic Sciences.

Chief Digital Information Officer
020 758 2510

• b.1971
• Rissanen has been Member of the Management Team and Chief Digital Information Officer since 2019
• Working history: Mr Rissanen has worked as IT Director at Aktia Bank Ltd between 2004 and 2019 and as IT Director at Gyllenberg Private Bank Oy between 2001 and 2004. In addition, Rissanen has been a member of the Board of Directors of Aktia Finance Ltd between 2016 and 2018 and a Deputy Member of the Board of Samlink Oy between 2011 and 2019. Rissanen has been a member of the Representative Council of the Karjaan-Pohjan Savings Bank Foundation since 2016 and Chairman of the Board of Påminne Oy since 2015. Mr Rissanen holds a Master of Economic Sciences.

Chief Communications Officer
050 665 92

• b. 1970
• Sillanpää has been Member of the Management Team and Chief Communications Officer of OmaSp since 2017
• Working history: Ms Sillanpää was the CEO of the Regional Organization of Enterprises in South Ostrobothnia between 2009 and 2017, CEO of E-P:n Yrittäjien Palvelu Oy between 2009 and 2017, deputy director of South Ostrobothnia Chamber of Commerce between 2007 and 2009, Division Manager at Berner Oy between 2000 and 2007, and Export Manager / Division Manager at Berner Oy between 1996 and 2000. In addition, Ms Sillanpää has held various positions in Ilkka-Yhtymä Oyj: member of the Nomination Committee since 2016, Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board since 2016, and a member of the Supervisory Board since 2011. She was also a member of the advisory committee for small and medium-sized enterprises of the Regional Council of South Ostrobothnia between 2007 and 2017, member of the regional advisory committee, South Ostrobothnia, of Fennia Oyj between 2010 and 2017, member of the regional advisory committee, Ostrobothnia, of Elisa Oyj between 2010 and 2017, regional Chairman in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment’s Työelämä 2020 project between 2013 and 2017, member of Into Seinäjoki Oy’s marketing group Komia between 2008 and 2016 and member of Into Seinäjoki Oy’s Komia's management group between 2009 and 2016, Chairman of the advisory committee of Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (Western Finland) between 2010 and 2015, member of the regional advisory committee of Nordea Oyj between 2012 and 2014, and member of the regional advisory committee of Finnvera Oyj between 2011 and 2013. Ms Sillanpää holds degrees of Industrie- und Aussenhandelsassistent, Gross- und Aussenhandelskaufmann and a college degree in foreign trade, MBA and CBM.

Chief Legal Officer
020 758 2939

• b. 1972
• Sirkiä has been Member of the Management Team and Chief Legal Officer of OmaSp since April 2023
• Working history: Ms Sirkiä has worked since 2008 in legal affairs and risk control positions in the financial sector, since 2006 in a legal office as a Lawyer and Partner, and since 2000 as a Government Official in various expert and legal positions. Ms Sirkiä holds a Master's degree in law and received the honorary title varatuomari (Master of Laws, trained on the bench) in 2000. 

Santeri Nieminen is the personnel-elected representative in the management team. The term of office is a calendar year. Santeri Nieminen works as a lawyer and credit analyst for the corporate bank.