Supervisory Board
Currently, the Supervisory Board of the Company consists of the following members:
Indrek Kasela (born 1971) has been a member of the Supervisory Board of the Company since its foundation. In addition, he serves as a member of Supervisory Board of several Group entities, such as AS Premia Tallinna Külmhoone, and Vettel OÜ. Mr Indrek Kasela holds LL.M (master of laws) degree from New York University (1996), BA degree in law from the University of Tartu (1994) and certificate in EU Law from the University of Uppsala. Since 2003, he has been the partner of the largest Baltic private equity fund manager Amber Trust being responsible for Amber Trust’s activities in Estonia, Latvia and Russia. Prior to that, he has acted as the Chief Executive Officer of HEX Tallinn (Tallinn Stock Exchange) (2002), CEO of the data protection software development company AS Privador (2000-2001), consultant in the investment banking firm Baltic Cresco Investment Group (1996-2000) and as an attorney in law firm HETA (1994-1995). He serves as Supervisory Board member of AS Toode, AS PKL, ELKE Grupi AS, EPhaG AS, Salva Kindlustuse AS, Ridge Capital AS and a Management Board member of OÜ X-pression, AS Fine, Wood and Company OÜ, Lindermann, Birnbaum & Kasela OÜ and Managetrade OÜ, as well as board member of several companies domiciled in Baltics and Russian Federation.
Lauri Kustaa Äimä (born 1971) has been a member of the Supervisory Board of the Company since its foundation and of AS Premia Tallinna Külmhoone since 2005. He holds a masters degree in Economics from the University of Helsinki. Mr Lauri Kustaa Äimä is the managing director and founding shareholder of Kaima Capital Oy. Before launching Kaima Capital in February 2009, he gained more than fifteen years professional experience from various leading financial institutions including Danske Bank’s and ING Group’s investment management operations. He serves as a Management or Supervisory Board member of AS Tallink Group, Salva Kindlustuse AS, AS Baltika and AS PKL as well as the Lithuanian company UAB Litagra and BAN Insurance in Latvia in addition to several investment companies and funds domiciled in Finland, Estonia and Luxembourg.
Erik Haavamäe (born 1968) has been a member of the Supervisory Board of the Company since its foundation. In addition, he serves as a member of board of directors of Heimon Kala OY and AB Premia KPC and a member of Supervisory Board of several Group entities, such as AS Premia Tallinna Külmhoone, Saaremere Kala AS, Vettel OÜ and AS “Premia FFL”. Mr Erik Haavamäe holds a cum laude diploma in economics from Tallinn Technical University. He has long term financial experience as a controller and Chief Financial Officer in different industries (airline, apparel, food, media) and six years of experience in investment banking. He has been senior analyst and Management Board member in Baltic Cresco Investment Group and participated in the World Bank mission to Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukranian Railways). He is a member of the Supervisory Board of AS Toode and AS Kevelt and a member of the Management Board of AS EPhaG, MTÜ Eesti Maleliit and OÜ Kamakamaka. Currently he is also acting as the CFO of Premia Foods.
Aavo Kokk (born 1964) has been a member of the Supervisory Board of the Company since May 2009. Mr Aavo Kokk graduated from Tartu University in 1990, having specialised in journalism, and Stockholm University in 1992, having specialised in banking and finance. Currently he is the managing director and partner in the property advisor Catella Corporate Finance (Estonia). Prior to that, he has served as CEO and publisher of Eesti Päevaleht (2002-2008), editor in chief of Eesti Ekspress (1997-2002), executive board member in Estonian Savings Bank (1993-1997), head of tax policy department in the Ministry of Finance (1992-1993). Mr Aavo Kokk is currently a member of the Super-visory Board of AS Audentes and a member of the Management Board OÜ Synd&Katts.
Harvey Sawikin (born 1960) has been a member of the Supervisory Board of the Company since May 2009. Mr Harvey Sawikin holds degrees from the Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he was a editor of the Harvard Law Review. He co-founded Firebird in 1994 and is currently a lead manager of Firebird Fund, Firebird New Russia Fund, Firebird Republics Fund and Firebird Avrora Fund. Before founding Firebird, he was a clerk on the U.S. Court of Appeals and an M&A specialist at the U.S. law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. He is a member of the New York State Bar.
Jaakko Karo (born 1962) has been a member of the Supervisory Board of the Company since August 2009. Mr Jaakko Karo graduated from the Helsinki School of Economics in 1986 with M.Sc. (Econ) in finance and international marketing and received a licentiate (Econ) degree in 1996. At present, he is a partner at Cumulant Capital Fund Management, managing Cumulant Capital Northern Europe fund. Previously, he has worked for General Electric (GE) in several Merger & Acquisition projects (2003-2005) and for Instrumentarium Corporation as vice president for global sales and marketing (2000). During 1986-2000, he worked for the global food ingredients group Danisco (previously Cultor Groups) in many senior management positions, including vice president for marketing, vice president for North American operations (Xyrofin Division), group vice president (Nutrition Business Area), vice president and deputy to the president (Danisco Sweeteners), in London and New York. He has held numerous board memberships in various Dani co, Cultor companies internationally and in various Sanoma-WSOYsubsidiaries: AAC Group (Finland), Interverbum AB, AAC Global AB.
