{"id":30712,"date":"2025-04-28T08:11:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T08:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allonlinebanglanewspapers.com\/news\/meriaura-group-plc-hanna-kyrki-appointed-as-general-counsel-to-summa-defences-executive-management-team\/"},"modified":"2025-04-28T08:11:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T08:11:48","slug":"meriaura-group-plc-hanna-kyrki-appointed-as-general-counsel-to-summa-defences-executive-management-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allonlinebanglanewspapers.com\/news\/meriaura-group-plc-hanna-kyrki-appointed-as-general-counsel-to-summa-defences-executive-management-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Meriaura Group Plc: Hanna Kyrki appointed as General Counsel to Summa Defence's Executive Management Team"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Meriaura Group Plc
Company Announcement\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a028 April 2025 at 10.00 a.m. (CEST)<\/p>\n

Hanna Kyrki appointed as General Counsel to Summa Defence’s Executive Management Team<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hanna Kyrki (Bachelor of Laws, EMBA, Deputy Judge) has been appointed as General Counsel of Summa Defence Oy and a member of the group Executive Management Team as of 4 August 2025.<\/p>\n

Kyrki most recently worked as General Counsel and Executive Management Team member at Veikkaus Group. Before that she worked as General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Executive Management Team member at Patria. In addition, she has worked for Nokia, Tellabs, Sonera and Kone.<\/p>\n

“Hanna has extensive and broad experience in international legal affairs, corporate governance, regulation, and compliance in various environments. Her responsibilities have included various corporate transactions, extensive export projects, strategic alliances and business legal in general. Her approach to legal issues is very business minded and solution oriented. It is a pleasure to have Hanna’s experience and vision to strengthen Summa Defence’s growth and development,” says Jussi Holopainen, CEO of Summa Defence.<\/p>\n

Summa Defence\u2019s Executive Management Team:<\/p>\n

Jussi Holopainen, Chief Executive Officer
Riitta Honkanen-Vaheri, Chief Human Resources Officer
Tommi Malinen, Chief Sales Officer
Tommi Manninen, Chief Communications Officer
Risto Takkala, Chief Financial Officer
Juha Vauhkonen, Director of Defence and Security Affairs<\/p>\n

Hanna Kyrki, General Councel (as of 4 August 2025)<\/p>\n

Meriaura Group Plc and Summa Defence Oy to merge with a share exchange<\/strong><\/p>\n

On 29 January 2025, Meriaura Group Plc signed a conditional share exchange agreement to acquire the entire share capital of Summa Defence Oy, which brings together defence and security companies. The transaction will create a strong group of companies focusing on safety and security of supply in Finland, in which dual-use technology will play a significant role. In connection with the arrangement, the Marine Logistics business (Meriaura Oy and its wholly owned subsidiary VG-EcoFuel Oy) will be sold to Meriaura Invest Oy. The name of the new listed company will be Summa Defence Plc. The holding of Meriaura Group\u2019s current shareholders in the new group of companies will be 11.9%, and that of Summa Defence\u2019s shareholders will be 88.1%.<\/p>\n

Meriaura Group\u2019s company release about the conditional share exchange agreement can be found at:<\/p>\n

Meriaura Group Oyj, Inside information: Meriaura Group Plc and Summa Defence Oy to merge into a new group of companies in the defence sector<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n