Jyrki Katainen will join Nordea Bank Abp in October 2023. Jyrki Katainen, 51, currently serves as President of The Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra. As the President of Sitra, Jyrki Katainen has focused on strategic initiatives supporting ambitious climate policy, a competitive circular economy and the development of a fair data economy.

Jyrki Katainen has had an extensive political career and has experience from high-level leadership positions. He served as EU Commission Vice-President responsible for jobs, growth, investment and competitiveness in 2014-2019. He was Prime Minister of Finland in 2011-2014, following four years as Minister of Finance in 2007-2011.