Timo Ritakallio

Timo Ritakallio serves as the President and Group Chief Executive Officer of OP Financial Group since March 2018 and is the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors at Kesko - K-Group since April 2021. Previous leadership roles include Vice Chairman of the Board at Outotec, President and CEO of Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company, and Deputy CEO and Chief Investment Officer at Ilmarinen. Timo has significant experience in banking, having held executive positions at Pohjola Bank Plc and OKO Bank. Academic credentials include a Doctor of Science (Technology) degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from Aalto University and a Master of Law from the University of Turku, along with an MBA from Aalto University and an AMP from Harvard Business School.