In accordance with Atria Plc’s Articles of Association, the company has a Supervisory Board elected by the Annual General Meeting. The Supervisory Board consists of a minimum of 18 and a maximum of 21 members, who are elected for a term of three years at a time. The Supervisory Board elects a Chair and a Vice Chair from amongst its members for a term of one year at a time. The Supervisory Board meets four times a year on average.
The duties of the Supervisory Board are specified in the Limited Liability Companies Act and Atria’s Articles of Association. The key duties of the Supervisory Board are as follows:
- Supervising the company’s administration by the Board of Directors and the CEO.
- Providing instructions to the Board of Directors on matters that are of far-reaching consequence or important in principle.
- Submitting its statement on the financial statements and the auditors’ report to the Annual General Meeting
The Board of Directors has deemed all members of the Supervisory Board to be dependent of Atria, as they are either full-time farmers who have – or are members of the operative management of a company that has – a customer, supplier or cooperation relationship with Atria Group that is significant for the entrepreneur/company in question.
All members of the Atria Supervisory Board are also members of Board of Directors or Supervisory Board of Atria`s significant shareholder Itikka Co-operative`s, significant shareholder Lihakunta`s or Co-operative Pohjanmaan Liha. The Board of Directors has deemed that the members of Atria’s Supervisory Board who are also members of the Board of Directors of a significant shareholder (Itikka Co-operative or Lihakunta) are dependent of a significant shareholder. Membership of the Supervisory Board of a significant shareholder alone has not been deemed to constitute dependence.
Atria has a Supervisory Board because Atria`s shareholders representing moren than 50 % of the votes granten by the company`s shares have expressed their satisfaction with the current model based on the Supervisory Board, because it brings a far-reaching perspective on the company’s operations and decision-making. The company believes that understanding its business requires a deep familiarity with and commitment to meat operations from its Supervisory Board members.
In 2022, Atria Plc’s Supervisory Board met four times, and the average attendance of the members was 98,75%.
On 31 December 2023, Atria Plc’s Supervisory Board consisted of the following 20 members:
|
Name |
Year of birth |
Member since |
Education |
Main occupation |
Attendance at meetings |
Shareholding on 31 Dec 2022 |
Independence of the company and its significant shareholders |
|
Juho Anttikoski |
1970 |
2009 |
|
Farmer |
4/4 |
4,000 |
Dependent of the company |
|
Mika Asunmaa |
1970 |
2005 |
|
Farmer |
4/4 |
11,000 |
Dependent of the company and significant shareholder (Itikka Co-operative) |
|
Lassi-Antti Haarala |
1966 |
2006 |
Agrologist |
Farmer |
4/4 |
6,000 |
Dependent of the company and significant shareholder (Itikka Co-operative) |
|
Jyrki Halonen |
1961 |
2019 |
Agricultural technician |
Farmer |
4/4 |
250 |
Dependent of the company |
|
Mika Herrala |
1974 |
2021 |
M.Sc (Biophysics) |
Farmer |
3/3 |
100 |
Dependent of the company |
|
Veli Hyttinen |
1973 |
2010 |
Agrologist |
Farmer |
4/4 |
1,500 |
Dependent of the company and significant shareholder (Lihakunta) |
|
Pasi Ingalsuo |
1966 |
2004 |
Agrologist |
Farmer |
4/4 |
4,000 |
Dependent of the company and significant shareholder (Itikka Co-operative) |
|
Jussi Joki-Erkkilä |
1977 |
2016 |
|
Agricultural entrepreneur |
3/4 |
0 |
Dependent of the company |
|
Marja-Liisa Juuse |
1963 |
2015 |
|
Farmer |
4/4 |
250 |
Dependent of the company |
|
Juha Kiviniemi |
1972 |
2010 |
M.Sc. (Agr) |
Farmer |
4/4 |
300 |
Dependent of the company and significant shareholder (Itikka Co-operative) |
|
Risto Lahti |
1990 |
2020 |
B.Sc. (Food Science) |
CEO |
4/4 |
57 |
Dependent of the company and significant shareholder (Itikka Co-operative and Lihakunta) |
|
Ari Lajunen |
1975 |
2013 |
M.Sc. (Agr) |
Farmer |
4/4 |
0 |
Dependent of the company and significant shareholder (Lihakunta) |
|
Vesa Lapatto |
1968 |
2020 |
Agrologist |
Dairy farmer |
4/4 |
0 |
Dependent of the company |
|
Juha Nikkola |
1976 |
2018 |
M.Sc. (Agr) |
Farmer |
4/4 |
100 |
Dependent of the company and significant shareholder (Itikka Co-operative) |
|
Mika Niku |
1970 |
2009 |
|
Farmer |
4/4 |
300 |
Dependent of the company and significant shareholder (Lihakunta) |
|
Ari Pöyhönen |
1970 |
2020 |
M.Sc. (Agr) |
Farmer |
4/4 |
1,000 |
Dependent of the company |
|
Suvi Rantala |
1977 |
2022 |
B.Ba (Bachelor of Business Administration) |
Agricultural entrepreneur |
3/3 |
controlling company 518 |
Dependent of the company |
|
Risto Sairanen |
1960 |
2013 |
|
Farmer |
4/4 |
0 |
Dependent of the company and significant shareholder (Lihakunta) |
|
Ola Sandberg |
1981 |
2018 |
Agrologist |
Farmer |
4/4 |
90 |
Dependent of the company |
|
Timo Tuhkasaari |
1965 |
2002 |
|
Farmer |
4/4 |
600 |
Dependent of the company |
The duties of the Supervisory Board
Remunerations
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