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title: "New chairman and four new dairy farmer members to Valio’s Supervisory Board"
date: 2024-04-25
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# New chairman and four new dairy farmer members to Valio’s Supervisory Board

Valio Ltd will pay a dividend of EUR 113.22 per share on share capital registered on 31 December 2023.

Authorised Public Accountants PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy was chosen as the auditor.

Of Valio Ltd’s 13 shareholders, 7 were represented at the General Meeting.

**Four new members to Valio’s Supervisory Board**

Valio’s Supervisory Board consists of 27 members, four of whom are personnel representatives.

The number of dairy farmer members in Valio’s Supervisory Board was confirmed to be unchanged at 23 members. Supervisory Board positions are divided as follows among the owner-cooperatives: Osuuskunta Maitosuomi 10, Osuuskunta Länsi-Maito 3, Osuuskunta Pohjolan Maito 4 and Osuuskunta Tuottajain Maito 6.

Farmer **Hanna Kaihoniemi** from Kitee, farmer **Petri Hovi** from Lappeenranta, farmer **Jari Pitkämäki** from Kauhava, and farmer **Mika Tervo** from Pukkila were elected as new members to the Valio Supervisory Board.

**New chairman for Valio’s Supervisory Board**

Farmer **Esa Kotala** from Lapua, who has chaired the Supervisory Board since 2018, stepped down from the chairmanship. Farmer **Mikko Heikkinen** from Lapinlahti became the new chairman, effective 24.4.2024. Heikkinen has served as Osuuskunta Maitosuomi’s chairman since its establishment in 2019 and prior to that as chairman of board of directors of Osuuskunta ItäMaito. Farmer **Satu Pulkka** from Vieremä continues as the vice chairman.

**Valio Ltd Supervisory Board 2024:**

Mikko Heikkinen, farmer, Lapinlahti, chairman  
Satu Pulkka, farmer, Vieremä, vice chairman  
Mats Broända, farmer, Kruunupyy  
Hannu Gröhn, farmer, Nurmes  
Pekka Halinen, farmer, Mikkeli  
Arto Heikkinen, farmer, Pyhäntä  
Jari Hekkala, farmer, Kalajoki  
Petri Hovi, farmer, Lappeenranta  
Mikko Huuskonen\*, specialist, Suonenjoki  
Hanna Kaihoniemi, farmer, Kitee  
Ari Kantonen, farmer, Taipalsaari  
Ritva Kokkonen\*, food worker, Suonenjoki  
Matti Kivelä, farmer, Sysmä  
Otto Kokkila, farmer, Petäjävesi  
Katariina Lampela, farmer, Tervola  
Matti Leikkanen, farmer, Sastamala  
Lassi Mäkinen, farmer, Lieto  
Petri Natunen, farmer, Joroinen  
Markus Ojanperä\*, production specialist, Seinäjoki  
Jari Pitkämäki, farmer, Kauhava  
Ismo Puurunen\*, quality specialist, Lapinlahti  
Jukka Rahja, farmer, Kalajoki  
Antti Saari, farmer, Lapua  
Vesa Seppä, farmer, Sastamala  
Mika Tervo, farmer, Pukkila  
Juha Törmä, farmer, Tyrnävä  
Päivi Ylä-Outinen, farmer, Lappeenranta

\*) Personnel representative

[Read Valio’s Financial Statements press releasw](https://www.valio.com/news-archive/).

[Read about Valio’s governance](https://www.valio.com/we-are-valio/owners-and-governance/).