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title: "Three new dairy farmers to Valio’s Supervisory Board"
date: 2023-05-02
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# Three new dairy farmers to Valio’s Supervisory Board

Valio Oy will pay a dividend on stock capital registered on 31 December 2022, eur 113,22 per share.

Authorised Public Accountants PriceWaterhouseCoopers Oy was chosen as the auditor.

Of Valio's 13 shareholders, 8 were represented at the General Meeting.

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.

As new members to the Valio Supervisory Board was elected farmer **Matti Kivelä** from Sysmä, **Vesa Seppä** from Sastamala and **Pekka Halinen** from Mikkeli.

Valio's supervisory board gathered after the General Meeting. **Esa Kotala**, farmer from Lapua, retains his position as the chairman of the Supervisory Board. Farmer **Satu Pulkka** from Vieremä continues as the vice-chairman. Valio's supervisory board consists of 27 members, four of whom are personnel representatives.

**Valio Oy Supervisory Board 2023:**

Esa Kotala, farmer, Lapua, chairman  
Satu Pulkka, farmer, Vieremä, vice-chairman  
Mats Broända, farmer, Kruunupyy  
Hannu Gröhn, farmer, Nurmes  
Pekka Halinen, farmer, Mikkeli  
Arto Heikkinen, farmer, Pyhäntä  
Mikko Heikkinen, farmer, Lapinlahti  
Jari Hekkala, farmer, Kalajoki  
Hannu Hokkanen, farmer, Kangasniemi  
Mikko Huuskonen\*, process specialist, Suonenjoki  
Ari Kantonen, farmer, Taipalsaari  
Esa Karjalainen, farmer, Puumala  
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, Riihimäki  
Vesa Parvinen, farmer, Parikkala  
Ismo Puurunen\*, safety manager, Lapinlahti  
Jukka Rahja, farmer, Kalajoki  
Antti Saari, farmer, Lapua  
Vesa Seppä, farmer, Sastamala  
Juha Törmä, farmer, Tyrnävä  
Päivi Ylä-Outinen, farmer, Lappeenranta

\*) Personnel representative