Petri Vilppula

Petri Vilppula is an accomplished legal professional with extensive experience in corporate law and compliance. Since March 2019, Petri has served as the Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Head of Legal Affairs at Sumitomo SHI FW, overseeing global legal and compliance operations and contributing to the senior leadership team. Prior roles include Regional General Counsel at Andritz Oy, serving both Nordic countries and the Asia Pacific region from 2008 to 2019, and earlier positions as Regional General Counsel for various regions at Andritz Technologies Ltd and Andritz Oy. Petri's career also includes significant legal roles at AvestaPolarit Oyj Abp and Outokumpu Oyj. Educational credentials include a Master of Laws (LLM) from the University of Helsinki and a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Accounting and Marketing from Helsingin kauppakorkeakoulu.