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Kaisa Helena Hietala (born 1971 in Ranua) is a Finnish business executive and board professional.

She holds a MSc in geophysics from the University of Oulu and an MPhil in polar studies from the University of Cambridge.[1]

Kaisa Hietala worked at the Renewable Products division at petroleum refining and marketing company Neste, reaching the position of Executive Vice President.[2] She is credited for the company's transformation to become the world’s largest and most profitable producer of renewable oil products.[3][4]

In May 2021, with the backing of Engine No. 1, Hietala was elected to the board of directors of ExxonMobil, notably, one of the first environment-friendly board members of the Standard Oil descendant.[5][6][7][8] Kaisa Hietala also serves on the boards of Irish packagining materials company Smurfit Kappa and multinational mining company Rio Tinto.[9][10] She is also a chair and co-founder of Greencode Ventures, a Finnish venture capital firm focusing on green transition.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ "Change influencer Kaisa Hietala loves significant challenges | University of Oulu". www.oulu.fi. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  2. ^ "Candidate Kaisa Hietala". Reenergize Exxon. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Board of directors". www.smurfitkappa.com. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  4. ^ "Kaisa Hietala to join Rio Tinto Board". www.riotinto.com. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  5. ^ "ExxonMobil loses a proxy fight with green investors". The Economist. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  6. ^ Heikkilä, Markus (26 May 2021). "Former Neste CEO Kaisa Hietala elected to Exxon Mobil's Board of Directors driven by environmental investors" (in Finnish). Yle. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  7. ^ Kangasluoma, Laura (27 May 2021). "Kaisa Hietala, elected to Exxon's Board of Directors, is now leading the oil industry towards change". Talouselämä (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Reenergize Exxon: The Case for Change". Engine No. 1. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Board of directors". www.smurfitkappa.com. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  10. ^ "Board of Directors". www.riotinto.com. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  11. ^ "Greencode Ventures | Team". greencode.vc. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  12. ^ "Greencode Ventures | About". greencode.vc. Retrieved 2023-10-16.

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