Automatic translation: Originally published in Finnish 19/10/2026, 12:10 GMT. Give feedback here.

The Nomination Committee has been busy lately. Around the turn of September and October, the Board's self-evaluation was reviewed, and each member was interviewed individually. This was very interesting to me, as individual interviews were not conducted last year. After all, the new strategy period had only just begun and the Chairman had changed. At that time, the focus was also on finding a new member. The interviews of the Board members were conducted without the CEO so that everyone could vent their feelings thoroughly.

As a hardened Lynchian, I had already met Tero, Helena, and Hanna in person during the summer at various restaurants in Helsinki and Stockholm.

OverviewThe board members were satisfied with the composition of the board and felt that it possesses the necessary expertise with areas of competence complementing each other. The general view was that the board has evolved from an advisory board into a proper board of directors. One of the members described the board as having "sharpened its edges." They commented that the board's role is to both challenge and support management, with the focus currently leaning more toward challenging. The topics of this challenge have been familiar themes from general meetings: the pace and direction of internationalization. The board members felt that the company is in a transitional phase.

Member descriptions

Next is a brief subjective description of each board member based on what I can dig up from the recesses of my memory and my notes. The discussions were confidential, so I will not go into details.

General information on the board members can be found on Inderes' website.**

Joakim Frimodig

The Chairman received praise from all members for his management style. According to comments, he is able to lead the team in a way that ensures everyone is heard and their strengths are brought out. Naturally, his solid experience in the corporate world also shows.

Tero Weckroth

The Deputy Chairman has the most skin in the game regarding the company, and this is also reflected in his attitude toward his role. According to comments, as the longest-serving member, he is able to adapt his role on the Board to complement the areas of expertise of others.

Nina Källström

Nina is a truly sharp and crisp expert with high standards. Her expertise is highly appreciated among the board members.

Helena Norrman

Helena, who is responsible for communications at SSAB, emphasized knowing the customer during the discussions. She feels that the company is in a quite interesting phase, which also motivates her. This also came across well in the meetings.

Hanna Raftell

Hanna has broad-based experience, which is conveyed through her words and the comments of other members. She is very straightforward in her opinions and boldly brings them forward.

Tuomas Syrjänen

The other board members' first impressions of the new member are very much in line with the impression I got myself a year ago when we interviewed him, and that came across again now. He considers things thoroughly before giving a structured and weighty stance.

Finally, the community is once again given the opportunity to make an impact by responding to the Inderes community board survey.