Composition of Canatu Plc's Shareholders' Nomination Board
Canatu Plc Company release 7 January 2026 at 12:00 EET
Composition of Canatu Plc's Shareholders' Nomination Board
The members of Canatu Plc’s (“Canatu”) Shareholders’ Nomination Board have been appointed. The composition of the Shareholders’ Nomination Board is the following:
- Ari Ahola (appointed by eFruit International, Inc.)
- Denis Cherkasov (appointed by Mymetics Holding (Cyprus) Limited)
- Shinichiro Nakamura (appointed by DENSO Corporation)
- Tuomo Vähäpassi (appointed by Inventure Fund Ky)
The Nomination Board elected Ari Ahola as Chair from among its members. In accordance with the Charter of the Shareholders’ Nomination Board, the Shareholders’ Nomination Board consists of four members, representing Canatu’s four largest shareholders, who held the largest number of votes in Canatu based on the shareholders’ register as per the situation on the first banking day of October 2025, considering the nominee-registered shares, and exercised their right of appointment. As the fourth largest shareholder Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company did not exercise its right of appointment, the right was transferred to the fifth largest shareholder in accordance with the Charter of the Shareholders’ Nomination Board, Inventure Fund Ky, which appointed the fourth member of the Shareholder’s Nomination Board.
The Chair of Canatu’s Board of Directors participates in the Shareholders’ Nomination Board’s work as an expert without having a right to participate in the decision-making of the Shareholders’ Nomination Board.
The Shareholders’ Nomination Board is a corporate body appointed by Canatu’s shareholders that is responsible for preparing proposals to the annual general meeting, and if necessary, to the extraordinary general meeting, on the number, election, and remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors. More information on the Shareholders’ Nomination Board is available on Canatu’s website at: https://canatu.com/investors/governance/shareholders-nomination-board/.
Additional information
CEO Juha Kokkonen, tel. +358 40 543 0367
VP, IR, Communications and Marketing Mari Makkonen, tel. +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.