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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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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Pertti Vanhanen
Pertti Vanhanen, EMBA (born 1962) is director, international business at eQ Group. He has worked at eQ since March 2026. Prior to eQ, he served for five years as the CEO of Cromwell Property Group’s European and Singapore operations. in 2017-2020, he worked as global Co-Head of Real Estate at Aberdeen Standard Investments (currently Aberdeen) and in several top leadership positions at the Aberdeen Group as well as CEO for Antilooppi Oy of Ilmarinen Group Finland.
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Staffan Jåfs
Staffan Jåfs, M.Sc. (Econ.) (born 1974), is Head of Private Equity at eQ and has been with the company since 2010. He previously served as Investment Director at Amanda Capital from 2007 to 2010. Prior to that, he was Chief Financial Officer of the Proventure companies from 2000 to 2007 and Finance Manager of the Kantarellis companies from 1997 to 2000.
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Jennifer Elonheimo
Jennifer Eloheimo, LL.M. (born 1980), is Head of Real Estate Investments at eQ Asset Management and a member of the eQ Group Executive Management Team. She is responsible for eQ’s real estate investment business, the investment activities of its real estate funds, and the development of the real estate investment business.Eloheimo has over 20 years of experience in the real estate sector, real estate investments, transactions, and asset management. She has held various investment and business management positions at eQ since 2015, including Head of Transactions and Investment Director and Portfolio Manager responsible for the eQ Community Properties Fund. Since 2025, she has been responsible for eQ’s real estate investment business.
Prior to joining eQ, Eloheimo worked as Legal Counsel at NCC Property Development Finland and as an Attorney-at-Law at Hannes Snellman, specializing in real estate transactions and mergers and acquisitions. |
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Veli-Pekka Heikkinen
Veli-Pekka Heikkinen, D.Sc. (Econ.) (born 1968), is Head of Equities and Fixed Income at eQ Asset Management and has been with eQ since 2013. Prior to joining eQ, he served as Chief Investment Officer at Pohjola Asset Management from 2010 to 2012, held senior management positions in investment management and risk management at Danske Capital and Mandatum Asset Management from 2004 to 2010, and worked as Head of Risk Management at Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company from 2000 to 2004.
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Annamaija Peltonen
Annamaija Peltonen (born 1964) is the Managing Director of eQ Fund Management Company Ltd. She has held this position since December 2012. Prior to that, she served as Deputy CEO of eQ Fund Management Company, where she was also responsible for the administration and compliance of the asset management business. Peltonen has over 35 years of extensive experience in the financial sector, particularly in fund management, asset management and financial administration. Before assuming her current role, she held several management and specialist positions at organisations including eQ Bank Group, Privanet Capital and Aktia Fund Management Company.
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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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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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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. |
