Jaana Tuominen facts for kids

Jaana Maija-Liisa Tuominen, born on October 15, 1960, is a Finnish business leader. A business leader is someone who helps run and guide companies. She has held important roles in several well-known companies in Finland.

Early Life and Education

Jaana Tuominen went to Åbo Akademi University in Turku, Finland. She studied chemical engineering there. She finished her studies and graduated in 1985.

Career Journey

After college, Jaana Tuominen started her career in 1986. She worked as a customer support engineer for Finnsugar Biochemicals in the USA. In 1989, she moved back to Sweden. There, she became an area sales manager for Valmet, a company that works with pulp and paper.

From 1993 to 1998, she took on different jobs in marketing management. Later, she became the managing director at NAF Flowserve. In 1998, she was named general manager at GE Healthcare.

Leading Companies

In 2008, Jaana Tuominen became the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Gustav Paulig. Paulig is a famous Finnish company known for its coffee and cocoa products. A CEO is the highest-ranking person in a company. She led Paulig for many years.

In 2010, she also joined the board of Rautaruukki. This company makes iron and metal products. Being a non-executive director means she helped guide the company's decisions.

Later, from 2018 to 2020, she served as the CEO of Fiskars. Fiskars is another well-known Finnish company, famous for its scissors and other home and garden products.

Views on Leadership

In 2012, Jaana Tuominen shared her thoughts on women in leadership. She talked about how important it is for more women to be in top jobs in companies. She believed that having more women in leadership helps businesses do better. She said that both women and men need to feel comfortable and supported at work. This way, everyone can do their best job.