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 duties of the Supervisory Board are as follows:
- Supervising the administration of the company 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.
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.
The company has a Supervisory Board, because shareholders of the company representing more than 50% of the voting rights vested in its shares have expressed their satisfaction with the current model of the Supervisory Board based on the Articles of Association, as it brings a far-reaching perspective on the company’s operations and decision-making. It is the company’s view that an understanding of Atria’s business requires in-depth knowledge of and commitment to the meat industry from the members of the Supervisory Board.
In 2020, Atria Plc’s Supervisory Board met four times, and the average attendance of the members was 100%.
The 19 members of Atria Plc's Supervisory Board are as follows (29 April 2021):
|
Name |
Born |
Member |
Education |
Main occupation |
Attendance in meetings |
Shareholding on 31 December 2020 |
|
Jyrki Halonen (Chair) |
1961 |
2019 |
|
Farmer |
|
660 |
|
Juho Anttikoski |
1970 |
2009 |
|
Farmer |
4/4 |
4,000 |
|
Mika Asunmaa |
1970 |
2005 |
|
Farmer |
4/4 |
11,000 |
|
Lassi-Antti Haarala |
1966 |
2006 |
Agrologist |
Farmer |
4/4 |
6,000 |
|
Mika Herrala |
1974 |
2021 |
M.Sc (Biophysics) |
Farmer |
- |
- |
|
Veli Hyttinen |
1973 |
2010 |
Agrologist |
Farmer |
3/4 |
1,500 |
|
Pasi Ingalsuo |
1966 |
2004 |
Agrologist |
Farmer |
4/4 |
4,000 |
|
Jussi Joki-Erkkilä |
1977 |
2016 |
|
Agricultural entrepreneur |
3/4 |
0 |
|
Marja-Liisa Juuse |
1963 |
2015 |
|
Farmer |
4/4 |
250 |
|
Juha Kiviniemi |
1972 |
2010 |
M.Sc. (Agr.) |
Farmer |
4/4 |
300 184 company authority |
|
Risto Lahti |
1990 |
2020 |
B.Sc (Food Science) |
Managing Director |
|
57 |
|
Ari Lajunen |
1975 |
2013 |
M.Sc. (Agr.) |
Farmer |
4/4 |
0 |
|
Vesa Lapatto |
1968 |
2020 |
Agrologist |
Dairy Farmer |
|
0 |
|
Juha Nikkola |
1976 |
2018 |
M.Sc. (Agr.) |
Farmer |
3/3 |
100 |
|
Mika Niku |
1970 |
2009 |
|
Farmer |
3/4 |
300 |
|
Heikki Panula |
1955 |
2005 |
M.Sc. (Agr.) |
Farmer |
4/4 |
500 |
|
Ari Pöyhönen |
1970 |
2020 |
M.Sc. (Agr.) |
Farmer |
|
1000 |
|
Risto Sairanen |
1960 |
2013 |
|
Farmer |
4/4 |
0 |
|
Ola Sandberg |
1981 |
2018 |
Agrologist |
Farmer |
3/3 |
50 |
|
Timo Tuhkasaari |
1965 |
2002 |
|
Farmer |
4/4 |
600 |
The duties of the Supervisory Board
Remunerations
Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) in EU dated 3rd of July, 2016
Due to the implementation of the Regulation of the market abuse (EU No. 596/2014, “MAR”) since the 3rd of July 2016, we no longer update the Insider Register at our website.