Board Program in Helsinki

Novare Board Programs, in collaboration with Fairchild, are excited to introduce a board training program offered in Finnish/English in Helsinki. The program is designed for board members of Finnish companies and covers key topics including Finnish corporate law, financial strategy, EU’s new CSRD sustainability directive, people & culture on the board agenda, compensation, CEO recruitment, practical board work, and much more. Equip yourself with the knowledge and tools to excel in modern board governance.

 

        

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The Board Program – Successful board work

Our 3-day board training The Board Program – Successful board work is a board training that has its roots in contemporary and modern board work and is aimed at you who are both interested in board work and want to work through a board assignment. Maybe you already have a board assignment today or want to be able to take one later. Board training is also interesting for owners who want to run effective board work and/or appoint external board members or who want to prepare employees to be able to take on board assignments in subsidiaries and holding companies. In our basic board training, we focus on everything you need to know to be a competent and safe board member in the boardroom, and to be able to contribute to the company’s development. Our board education embraces and is based on an ESG – Environment-Social-Governance – perspective.

 

Additional benefits of the program
The training ends with a Certificate of Completion from Novare Board Programs and membership in the Novare Board Network.

Novare Board Network
As a participant in our board program, you are always offered membership in the Novare Board Network, where you extend the benefits of the training through a meeting platform for your entire professional life. Through our other activities in the Novare Leadership Academy and the Novare Group as a whole, we always want to contribute to lifelong learning and continuous development.

Our offer to you
In our offer, you also get the opportunity to meet a Partner from Fairchild Executive Search with solid experience of Board appointments. During the meeting, you get a unique chance to match your skills against the market’s needs and reason about your personal profile. We will contact you after the program to book the meeting. After the program, you are also offered membership in the Novare Board Network*

Duration
3 days
Price
3 500 EURO ex VAT
Location
Helsinki
Antal deltagare
15-20 participants
Dates
29 – 31 January – in Finnish/English
The program is also tailored for separate companies and boards.
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“The course gives a very good insight into board work, both from a theoretical and a practical perspective and offers a good opportunity for continued network building. Highly recommend it for both prospective and already active board members.”
– Magnus Dalhammar, Head of Investor Relations, Investor AB
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The program

  • The board’s duties
  • The Finnish Companies Act and its meaning for the board
  • Corporate governance
  • Finnish Code of Corporate Governance, an overview
  • Delegation and other division of responsibilities
  • Liability for damages and other personal liability for individual board members
  • Compensation and regulations
  • Finance for the board: driving profitable growth
  • To grow in financial balance
  • Key KPIs
  • CEO recruitment
  • People & Talent Management on the board’s agenda
  • Strategy work
  • Security on the board’s agenda
  • Sustainability issues in the board
  • Practical tips for effective board work
“You have really succeeded with the whole, which is based on heavy knowledge-based individuals. The program gives a very positive insight into Novare’s culture, which is an inspiration in itself.”
– Ulrika Andersson, EVP Strategic Project & MA, Perstorp AB

Our speakers

Johan Aalto

Presenter

Johan Aalto is a partner at Krogerus, one of Finland’s leading law firms. He is one of the most experienced M&A lawyers in Finland and has been involved in many of the largest and most complex corporate transactions, both public and private. Johan advises regularly Boards of Directors and the management on corporate governance issues and chairs the Annual General Meetings of several large and midsized public companies. In 2016 Aalto he was awarded the honorary title “Lagman” by the President of the Republic of Finland.
Magnus Bild

Magnus Bild

Presenter

Magnus Bild is the co-founder of the education company Bild&Runsten. He has extensive and diverse experience in training board members. Magnus holds a PhD in economics and has served as an adjunct professor in financial communication.
Hanna Setterberg

Hanna Setterberg

Presenter

Hanna Setterberg is an expert in sustainability, accounting, and finance, holding a PhD from the Stockholm School of Economics. Her research has focused on how capital market actors integrate ESG into their practices. She has also been a visiting researcher at Columbia Business School in New York City and ESMT Berlin.

Hans Sohlström

Guest speaker

Hans Sohlström started as the President and CEO of Stora Enso Oyj in September 2023, having been a Member of the Board of the company in 2021–2023. In addition to Stora Enso’s board assignment, he has been the Chairman of the Board at Ahlstrom-Munksjö Oyj, Enics AG, Rettig ICC bv, Nordkalk Oy and Bore Oy as well as a Member of the Board at Uponor Oyj and Destia Oy.

Kristina Wichmann

Guest speaker

Kristina is the Managing Director of Pay Incentives at Allshares. Kristina has played a pivotal role leading the Allshares services for over 25 years. She has worked with a vast number of clients, ranging from startups to global corporations, tightly regulated financial entities to rapidly expanding unicorns. Whether innovating on the intricate details, advising on high-level strategic matters in boardrooms, or guiding investors on incentive structures, Kristina’s experience and understanding stand out within the industry. Kristina holds an MBA in international finance from Aalto University and CEFA from Hanken in Helsinki.

Johan Stierncreutz

Guest speaker

Johan is Managing Partner of Fairchild Executive Search and a Board Member of Novare Human Capital. With almost 30 years of experience in executive search, Johan works mainly with CEO & Board recruitments. Johan has been a partner in Fairchild for 20 years, prior to which he worked for Mercuri Urval in Finland. Johan has a Master’s degree from Hanken School of Economics.
Marie-Louise Kjellström

Marie-Louise Kjellström

Program director

Marie-Louise Kjellström serves as the Executive Chair of Novare Leadership and leads the Board Programs. She has been engaged in professional board development since 2015. Additionally, she is the Chair of Club Eriks AB and the Nomination Committee at Sophiahemmet in Stockholm. Her previous board roles include positions with Hemnet, the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, and Projectplace, among others.

Contact us

If you have any questions about the training, you are most welcome to contact us.

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Jacob Neckmar Novare Leadership Academy

Jacob Neckmar

Project Manager

+46 709 39 09 91
Marie-Louise Kjellström Novare Leadership Academy

Marie-Louise Kjellström

Head of Novare Board Programs

+46 701 09 81 90
Sanja Hovilainen

Sanja Hovilainen

Partner at Fairchild

+358 (0)40 754 8107