Group CEO and President

The company has a Managing Director who is simultaneously Group CEO and President of Sampo Group.

The Board of Directors elects and releases the Group CEO, and decides on the terms of employment and other compensation. The Managing Director of the company and the Group CEO and President of Sampo Group is Mr. Kari Stadigh, M.Sc. (Eng.), BBA (Econ.).

The Group CEO is in charge of the daily management of Sampo, subject to the instructions and control of the Board of Directors. The Group CEO is empowered to take extraordinary and broad-ranging actions, taking into account the scope and nature of Sampo's operations, only upon authorization by the Board of Directors. The Group CEO ensures the legal compliance of Sampo's accounting and the trustworthy organization of asset management.

According to his agreement in force during 2015 the Group CEO would have been entitled to retire in December 2015 when he turned 60. However, at the request of Sampo's Board of Directors, Kari Stadigh continues as Group CEO and President as of 1 January 2016 until further notice. Under the terms of the new Group CEO contract, the notice period for the Group CEO is six months, from which period the Group CEO is entitled to receive salary. The new contract does not include a severance compensation.