Kaisa H. Hietala
Born1971
Ranua,  Finland
NationalityFinnish
EducationMS Geophysics
MPhil Polar Studies
Alma materUniversity of Oulu
University of Cambridge
Board member ofSmurfit Kappa, 2020

ExxonMobil Corp., 2021

Rio Tinto, 2023

Kaisa Helena Hietala (born 1971 in Ranua) is a Finnish business executive and board professional.

She holds a MSc in geophysics from the University of Oulu and an MPhil in polar studies from the University of Cambridge.[1]

Kaisa Hietala worked at the Renewable Products division at petroleum refining and marketing company Neste, reaching the position of Executive Vice President.[2] She is credited for the company's transformation to become the world’s largest and most profitable producer of renewable oil products.[3][4]

In May 2021, with the backing of Engine No. 1, Hietala was elected to the board of directors of ExxonMobil, notably, one of the first environment-friendly board members of the Standard Oil descendant.[5][6][7][8] Kaisa Hietala also serves on the boards of Irish packagining materials company Smurfit Kappa and multinational mining company Rio Tinto.[9][10] She is also a chair and co-founder of Greencode Ventures, a Finnish venture capital firm focusing on green transition.[11][12]

References

  1. ↑ "Change influencer Kaisa Hietala loves significant challenges | University of Oulu". www.oulu.fi. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  2. ↑ "Candidate Kaisa Hietala". Reenergize Exxon. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Board of directors". www.smurfitkappa.com. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  4. ↑ "Kaisa Hietala to join Rio Tinto Board". www.riotinto.com. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  5. ↑ "ExxonMobil loses a proxy fight with green investors". The Economist. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  6. ↑ Heikkilä, Markus (26 May 2021). "Former Neste CEO Kaisa Hietala elected to Exxon Mobil's Board of Directors driven by environmental investors" (in Finnish). Yle. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  7. ↑ Kangasluoma, Laura (27 May 2021). "Kaisa Hietala, elected to Exxon's Board of Directors, is now leading the oil industry towards change". Talouselämä (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "Reenergize Exxon: The Case for Change". Engine No. 1. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  9. ↑ "Board of directors". www.smurfitkappa.com. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  10. ↑ "Board of Directors". www.riotinto.com. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  11. ↑ "Greencode Ventures | Team". greencode.vc. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  12. ↑ "Greencode Ventures | About". greencode.vc. Retrieved 2023-10-16.


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