Donation committee

The members of the donation committee are presented on this page. 

Kristina Pentti-von Walzel, Chair of the donation committee

Kristina Pentti-von Walzel graduated from Hanken in 2002 with a major in entrepreneurship. After her studies, Kristina has engaged with Hanken in fundraising campaigns and as a member of the donation committee. Kristina is a member of several boards and has since 2015 been CEO and Chairman of the Board at Laponie, a company she has founded.

Christoph Vitzthum, Chairman of the Board at Hanken School of Economics

Christoph Vitzthum graduated from Hanken in 1994. After a long career at Wärtsilä, Christoph became president and CEO of Fazer Group. He has engaged with Hanken in many ways, e.g as a member of the fundraising campaign committee and in his role as CEO for Fazer, who is part of Hanken’s partner programme. Christoph is currently the chair of the Board of Hanken. Christoph was appointed as Alumnus of the Year in 2009.

Mikael Frisk, Chairman at Svenska handelshögskolan Foundation

Mikael Frisk has a long history in Human Resources in companies such as Nokia and Fortum. Today he balances his time between board work and various hobbies. Mikael is Chairman of the Hanken Support Foundation and is also active on the boards of four companies, three of which he chairs. During his studies, Mikael was active in the student union, as member of the board, chairman of the delegation, member of the board of Niord and chairman, and member of the boards of SEFE and SEFEK. He graduated in 1987 and has since then in various ways tried to stay as close to Hanken as possible. Mikael is passionate about leadership issues and has also acted as a mentor and coach.

Carl Haglund

Carl Haglund is an experienced leader with a strong commitment to both business and societal development, and is today the CEO of KH Group. He has previously served as CEO of Veritas and holds several prominent board positions. He is currently Chairman of the Board at Nordic Rescue Group and serves on the boards of Enersense International, KH Group, and TELA ry. In addition to these roles, Carl has chaired the Finnish Business and Policy Forum (EVA) and the Research Institute of the Finnish Economy (Etla), and has served as Vice Chairman of the Finnish-Swedish Chamber of Commerce. Carl also has an extensive political background, having served as Minister of Defence, Member of Parliament, and Member of the European Parliament. Carl graduated from Hanken in 2007 and is a member of Hanken’s donation committee.

Maria Östergård Käld

Maria Östergård Käld graduated from Hanken in Vaasa in 2004 and has worked within the finance industry for over 20 years. Currently, Maria works as Senior Advisor for Localtapiola Asset Management Ltd. She has even had different positions of trust within foundations and associations. Maria has through the years been an active mentor for many students in the mentorship programme and is currently a member of Hanken’s donation committee.

The secretary for the committee is Mira Aarnivuo, who is the manager for alumni relations and fundraising at Hanken. 

The Rector is also invited to all committee meetings.