Riikka Paarma

Riikka Paarma serves as the Chief Sustainability Officer at Halton Group since March 2024, focusing on the global sustainability strategy to enhance business development and customer value. Concurrently, Riikka is an Investment Committee Member at Laudes Foundation and a member of the Advisory Board at Aalto University Bioinnovation Center. Prior experience includes a role as a Partner at EY-Parthenon, where Riikka specialized in sustainability, and as SVP of Sustainability at Stora Enso Biomaterials Division. Riikka also held leadership positions at Deloitte, overseeing Sustainability Services, and began a career at Alma Media Corporation as Corporate Responsibility Manager. Academic qualifications include a Master’s in Sustainable Enterprising from Stockholm University and undergraduate studies at the University of Helsinki.