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LATEST MEETING
Annual General Meeting 2025
The Annual General Meeting of Kempower Corporation was held on Wednesday 7 May 2025 at 14.00 hours (EEST) at Malski, a cultural center, in meeting premises Sammiosali at the address Päijänteenkatu 9, 15140 Lahti, Finland.
The minutes of the General Meeting will be available on this website on 21 May 2025 at the latest.
The minutes of the General Meeting will be available on this website on 21 May 2025 at the latest.
Board & management

Vesa Laisi
Chair of the Board 2024–, Member of the Board, 2021–2024
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Vesa Laisi
Chair of the Board 2024–, Member of the Board, 2021–2024

Antti Kemppi
Vice Chair of the Board, 2024–, Chair of the Board 2017–2024
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Antti Kemppi
Vice Chair of the Board, 2024–, Chair of the Board 2017–2024

Teresa Kemppi-Vasama
Member of the Board, 2018–
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Teresa Kemppi-Vasama
Member of the Board, 2018–

Olli Laurén
Member of the Board, 2023–
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Olli Laurén
Member of the Board, 2023–

Eriikka Söderström
Member of the Board, 2021–
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Eriikka Söderström
Member of the Board, 2021–

Tuula Rytilä
Member of the Board, 2023–
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Tuula Rytilä
Member of the Board, 2023–

Barbara Thierart-Perrin
Member of the Board, 2024–
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Barbara Thierart-Perrin
Member of the Board, 2024–

Michael Hajesch
Member of the Board, 2025–
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Michael Hajesch
Member of the Board, 2025–

Bhasker Kaushal
Chief Executive Officer

Bhasker Kaushal
Chief Executive Officer
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Bhasker Kaushal
Chief Executive Officer

Jukka Kainulainen
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Jukka Kainulainen
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
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Jukka Kainulainen
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Monil Malhotra
President, North America

Monil Malhotra
President, North America
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Monil Malhotra
President, North America

Sanna Otava
Chief Operating Officer (COO), 2021–

Sanna Otava
Chief Operating Officer (COO), 2021–
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Sanna Otava
Chief Operating Officer (COO), 2021–

Hanne Peltola
Chief People Officer

Hanne Peltola
Chief People Officer
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Hanne Peltola
Chief People Officer

Jussi Vanhanen
Chief Markets Officer (CMO)

Jussi Vanhanen
Chief Markets Officer (CMO)
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Jussi Vanhanen
Chief Markets Officer (CMO)

Mathias Wiklund
Chief Sales Officer (CSO)

Mathias Wiklund
Chief Sales Officer (CSO)
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Mathias Wiklund
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Additional information
Articles of association
1 § Name of the Company
The name of the company is Kempower Oyj in Finnish and Kempower Corporation in English.
2 § Domicile of the Company
The domicile of the company is Lahti, Finland.
3 § Line of Business
The line of business of the company is to, either directly or through its subsidiaries or affiliate companies, manufacture, market and maintain machines, devices and equipment related to the metal industry both domestically and abroad as well as to import the abovementioned products and raw materials and other necessary materials, machines and devices necessary for the manufacture and use of such products; to design, manufacture, maintain, repair, sell and market devices related to electronically controllable industrial power supplies as well other operations related thereto; to design, manufacture, sell, market and maintain charging devices, batteries and other equipment for motor vehicles and chargeable electric vehicles and related software as well as other operations related thereto. In addition, the company may directly and/or through its subsidiaries or affiliate companies purchase, sell, own and manage real property and securities. As the parent company, the company may attend to the organisation, financing and purchases of the group and to other similar common tasks, as well as own real property and shares and carry on securities trading, corporate acquisitions and divestments, and other investment business.
4 § Accounting Period
The accounting period of the company begins on 1 January and ends on 31 December.
5 § Book-entry Securities System
The company’s shares belong to a book-entry securities system after the expiry of the registration period.
6 § Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of the company has a minimum of four (4) and a maximum of eight (8) members. The term of office of members of the Board of Directors ends at the close of the annual general meeting of shareholders following their election. The general meeting of shareholders elects the Chair and the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors.
7 § Chief Executive Officer
The company has a Chief Executive Officer who is appointed by the Board of Directors.
8 § Representation of the Company
The company is represented by the Chair of the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer, each alone, and members of the Board of Directors, two (2) together. The Board of Directors may also grant the right to represent the company to a member of the Board of Directors and other named persons.
9 § Auditor
The auditor of the company must be an auditing firm approved by the Finnish Patent and Registration Office. The term of office of the auditor ends at the close of the annual general meeting of shareholders following the election of the auditor.
10 § Notice to the General Meeting of Shareholders
The notice convening the general meeting of shareholders must be delivered to the shareholders by publishing the notice on the company’s website or by a newspaper announcement which is published in one or more widely circulated daily newspapers chosen by the Board of Directors no earlier than three (3) months and no later than three (3) weeks before the meeting, and in any case at least nine (9) days before the record date of the general meeting of shareholders referred to in Chapter 5 Section 6 a of the Finnish Companies Act.In order to be able to attend the general meeting of shareholders, a shareholder must notify the company at the latest on the date mentioned in the notice, which may be no earlier than ten (10) days before the general meeting of shareholders.The venue for the general meeting of shareholders must be located in Helsinki or Lahti, Finland.
11 § Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
The annual general meeting of shareholders of the company must be held within six (6) months from the date on which the accounting period ended.
At the meeting:
the following are presented
1. the financial statements, which include the consolidated financial statements, and the report of the Board of Directors; and
2. the auditor’s report;
the following are resolved upon
3. the adoption of the financial statements;
4. the use of profits shown in the balance sheet;
5. the discharge of members of the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer from liability;
6. the remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors and the auditor; and
7. the number of the members of Board of Directors;
the following are elected
8. the members of the Board of Directors and the Chair of the Board of Directors;
9. the auditor; and
the following are dealt with
10. other matters stated in the notice to the general meeting of shareholders.
The name of the company is Kempower Oyj in Finnish and Kempower Corporation in English.
2 § Domicile of the Company
The domicile of the company is Lahti, Finland.
3 § Line of Business
The line of business of the company is to, either directly or through its subsidiaries or affiliate companies, manufacture, market and maintain machines, devices and equipment related to the metal industry both domestically and abroad as well as to import the abovementioned products and raw materials and other necessary materials, machines and devices necessary for the manufacture and use of such products; to design, manufacture, maintain, repair, sell and market devices related to electronically controllable industrial power supplies as well other operations related thereto; to design, manufacture, sell, market and maintain charging devices, batteries and other equipment for motor vehicles and chargeable electric vehicles and related software as well as other operations related thereto. In addition, the company may directly and/or through its subsidiaries or affiliate companies purchase, sell, own and manage real property and securities. As the parent company, the company may attend to the organisation, financing and purchases of the group and to other similar common tasks, as well as own real property and shares and carry on securities trading, corporate acquisitions and divestments, and other investment business.
4 § Accounting Period
The accounting period of the company begins on 1 January and ends on 31 December.
5 § Book-entry Securities System
The company’s shares belong to a book-entry securities system after the expiry of the registration period.
6 § Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of the company has a minimum of four (4) and a maximum of eight (8) members. The term of office of members of the Board of Directors ends at the close of the annual general meeting of shareholders following their election. The general meeting of shareholders elects the Chair and the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors.
7 § Chief Executive Officer
The company has a Chief Executive Officer who is appointed by the Board of Directors.
8 § Representation of the Company
The company is represented by the Chair of the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer, each alone, and members of the Board of Directors, two (2) together. The Board of Directors may also grant the right to represent the company to a member of the Board of Directors and other named persons.
9 § Auditor
The auditor of the company must be an auditing firm approved by the Finnish Patent and Registration Office. The term of office of the auditor ends at the close of the annual general meeting of shareholders following the election of the auditor.
10 § Notice to the General Meeting of Shareholders
The notice convening the general meeting of shareholders must be delivered to the shareholders by publishing the notice on the company’s website or by a newspaper announcement which is published in one or more widely circulated daily newspapers chosen by the Board of Directors no earlier than three (3) months and no later than three (3) weeks before the meeting, and in any case at least nine (9) days before the record date of the general meeting of shareholders referred to in Chapter 5 Section 6 a of the Finnish Companies Act.In order to be able to attend the general meeting of shareholders, a shareholder must notify the company at the latest on the date mentioned in the notice, which may be no earlier than ten (10) days before the general meeting of shareholders.The venue for the general meeting of shareholders must be located in Helsinki or Lahti, Finland.
11 § Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
The annual general meeting of shareholders of the company must be held within six (6) months from the date on which the accounting period ended.
At the meeting:
the following are presented
1. the financial statements, which include the consolidated financial statements, and the report of the Board of Directors; and
2. the auditor’s report;
the following are resolved upon
3. the adoption of the financial statements;
4. the use of profits shown in the balance sheet;
5. the discharge of members of the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer from liability;
6. the remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors and the auditor; and
7. the number of the members of Board of Directors;
the following are elected
8. the members of the Board of Directors and the Chair of the Board of Directors;
9. the auditor; and
the following are dealt with
10. other matters stated in the notice to the general meeting of shareholders.
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