Corporate Governance
- Corporate Governance in eQ
- Risk management, control and risks
- Corporate Governance Statement
- Disclosure Policy
- Sustainability Report
- Code of Conduct
- General Meetings
- Articles of Association
- Remuneration
- Board of Directors
- CEO and Management Team
- Auditor
- Shareholders’ Nomination Committee
- eQ Whistleblower
The CEO is in charge of the day-to-day administration of the company in accordance with the regulations of the Finnish Limited Liability Companies Act and instructions and orders issued by the Board of Directors. The CEO may take measures that, considering the scope and nature of the operations of the company, are unusual or extensive with the authorization of the Board. The CEO ensures that the accounting practices of the company comply with the law and that financial matters are organized in a reliable manner. On 4 May 2025, the Board of Directors of eQ Plc appointed Jouko Pölönen as CEO of eQ Plc. Pölönen assumed the position on 1 September 2025.
eQ Group has a Management Team that convenes regularly. The Management Team consists of the persons heading the company’s operative business, the CFO and Group General Counsel. The main duty of the Management Team is to assist the CEO. eQ Plc’s Board of Directors appoints and dismisses the members of the Management Team, defines their areas of responsibility, and decides on the terms of their employment.
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Jouko Pölönen, Chair of the Management Team Jouko Pölönen, M.Sc. (Econ), eMBA, (born 1970) is CEO of eQ Plc and has worked with eQ since 2025. Prior to this, he served for seven years as the CEO of Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company, and before that at OP Financial Group from 2001 to 2018, where he held several leadership positions, including Head of Banking, as well as CEO of OP Corporate Bank Plc, Helsinki Area Cooperative Bank, and Pohjola Insurance Ltd. |
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Tero Estovirta Tero Estovirta, M.Sc. (Eng.), (born 1971) is Managing Director of eQ Asset Management Ltd and has worked with eQ since 2014. He has previously almost 20 years of experience from various positions in NCC. Most recently he acted as a Managing Director of NCC Property Development Ltd and as a country manager in Finland. |
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Jacob af Forselles Jacob af Forselles, M.Sc. (Econ.), LL.M, (born 1973) is Managing Director of Advium Corporate Finance Ltd has worked with eQ since 2024. He previously worked as a Chief Strategy Officer at Konecranes Plc. Previously in 2008-2018 he worked as Chief Investment Officer at Ahlström Capital and in various roles at Mandatum Investment Bank during 1998-2005. |
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Kirsi Hokka M.Sc. (Econ.), (born 1965) is the Chief Customer Officer of eQ Group since February 2026. She has worked as Director, Sales and Customer Relations at eQ Asset Management Ltd since 2012 and will continue to do so alongside with the Group position. Before eQ, she worked as Director, Institutional clients at Pohjola Asset Management Ltd. for eight years and at Alfred Berg ABM Amro Ltd asset management in various management positions also for eight years as well as chief economist or economist of various institutions during a period of ten years. |
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Taina Kyllönen M.Sc. (Econ.), (born 1967) is the Chief HR and Communications Officer at eQ Group since 2026. Previously she worked as a Director for Communications and Community Relations at the University of Helsinki for six years. In 2014-2019, she worked as EVP, Communications, Investor Relations and Corporate Identity at the international steel company SSAB Group in Stockholm, Sweden and in various similar management positions in Rautaruukki Corporation since 2004. |
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Arimo Leppä LL.M (born 1984) is the Chief Technology and Development Officer at eQ Group since February 2026. Prior to that he has worked in various management positions at eQ since 2016. Previously he worked as the COO of eQ Asset management and its’ real estate business focusing on ICT development projects. He will continue to work as the COO of the eQ Asset management alongside his group duties. During 2011-2016, he worked at the law firm Castrén & Snellman in various business law and M&A related engagements. |
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Antti Lyytikäinen Antti Lyytikäinen, M.Sc. (Econ.), (born 1981) is CFO of eQ Group. Antti has worked among financial sector since 2004 and with eQ Plc since 2011. From 2008 to 2011 he worked at Aberdeen Asset Management and was responsible for the financial management of group’s property funds. Prior to that he worked as an Auditor e.g in the Financial Services -division of KPMG. |
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Juha Surve Juha Surve, LL.M and M.Sc. (Econ.), (born 1980) is Group General Counsel of eQ Plc, and he also acts as a secretary of the Board of eQ Plc. Juha has worked among financial sector and capital markets since 2003 and with eQ Plc since the beginning of year 2012. From 2008 to 2012 he worked at Castrén & Snellman Attorneys Ltd expertising in M&A transactions, capital markets and corporate law. Prior to that he gained over five years’ experience in various asset management related duties e.g. in OP-Pohjola Group and Nordea Bank. |
