Canatu appoints Antti Härmänmaa as VP, Legal and General Counsel
Canatu Plc Press release 9 February 2026 at 9.15 am EET
Canatu appoints Antti Härmänmaa as VP, Legal and General Counsel
Canatu Plc (“Canatu”) has appointed Antti Härmänmaa as Vice President, Legal and General Counsel, and a member of the Leadership Team, effective 9 February 2026. The role is newly established and introduces Canatu’s in‑house legal function.
In his role, Antti Härmänmaa is responsible for creating and leading Canatu’s in‑house legal function and providing legal counsel across the organization. His responsibilities cover legal, compliance, corporate governance, intellectual property rights, and contract matters. He will report to CEO Juha Kokkonen.
Antti Härmänmaa (LL.M., Helsinki, New York University; eMBA, Aalto; b. 1979) brings extensive experience from senior legal leadership roles in international technology and media companies. He joins Canatu from Nokia Technologies, where he most recently served as Head of IP Legal and IP Business Services (2024–2026), following his role as Director, Legal & Compliance (2023–2024). Previously, Härmänmaa held senior legal leadership roles at Teosto (2017–2021) and at Sanoma (2008–2017). In addition, he serves as an Expert Member of the Market Court of Finland.
Canatu’s CEO, Juha Kokkonen, comments on the appointment:
“Establishing an in‑house legal function as a listed company is an important step in strengthening governance and execution, especially of IPR and contract matters, as we scale. With extensive experience in governance, intellectual properties, and complex global agreements, Antti will be a strong addition to Canatu. I am pleased to welcome him to the company and to the Leadership Team.”
Additional information
Juha Kokkonen, CEO, juha.kokkonen@canatu.com, +358 40 543 0367
Mari Makkonen, VP, IR, Communications & Marketing, mari.makkonen@canatu.com, +358 50 442 2343
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About Canatu
Canatu (CANATU, Nasdaq First North, Finland) is a fast-growing deep technology company creating advanced carbon nanotubes (Canatu CNTs), related products, and manufacturing equipment for the semiconductor, automotive, and medical diagnostics industries. Canatu partners with forerunner companies, together transforming products for better tomorrows with nano carbon.
Canatu’s versatile platform technology has broad potential applications. Its current core includes CNT membranes for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) processes in the semiconductor industry, enabling more effective manufacturing of the most advanced chips, as well as film heaters for advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) in the automotive industry. Additionally, electrochemical sensors for medical diagnostics are in the development phase. Canatu’s patented CNT reactors and Dry DepositionTM method yield clean and pristine CNTs. The company operates through two business models: selling CNT products directly, as well as selling CNT reactors and licensing the related technology so that customers can produce CNT products under a limited license.
Headquartered in Finland, Canatu also operates in the US, Japan and Taiwan. Founded in 2004 as a spin-off from Aalto University’s Nanomaterials Group, Canatu currently has close to 170 employees representing over 30 nationalities, with nearly 20% holding or pursuing doctorates. Discover more at www.canatu.com and follow us on LinkedIn.
