Anne Brunila
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Anne Brunila | |
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| Born | 31 August 1957 |
| Occupations | Professor, Investor, Manager of the Bank of Finland, and Manager of the European Commission |
| Board member of | Sanoma, Stora, Enso, Kone, Aalto |
| Children | 1 |
| Honours | Ability to select the winner of the Finlandia award |
Anne Maritta Brunila (born 31 August 1957) was the Executive Vice President, Corporate Relations and Sustainability at Fortum Corporation from 2009 to 2013. She has a P.h.D in Economics and Business Administration from Helsinki School of Economics. Brunila has been described as "one of the most influential women in the Finnish economy."[1]
In 1983 Brunila's son suffered a brain damaging fever, resulting in him being unable to read or write as an adult.[2] In 2012 she was chosen to select that years Finlandia Award. On 12 October 2012 she decided to resign from her position at Kone to pursue new careers and activities after her father's death. However, Brunila was unable to officially stop working at the company until 2013. She was replaced by Helena Aatinen Brunila was tasked with promoting the creative sector of the Finnish economy in 2016 by the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture.[3]
