Corporate Governance

Leadership team

Leadership Team

The CEO, assisted by the Leadership Team of F-Secure, are responsible for managing F-Secure’s business and implementing its strategic and operational targets. The Board of Directors appoints and may dismiss the President and CEO and decides upon the President and CEO’s remuneration and other benefits in accordance with the Remuneration Policy. The CEO is responsible for the day-to-day management of the company.

The CEO’s main duties include:

managing the business according to the instructions issued by the Board of Directors
presenting the matters to be handled in the Board of Directors’ meetings
implementing the decisions made by the Board of Directors
other duties determined in the Finnish Companies Act

The CEO of F-Secure is Mr. Timo Laaksonen.

The Leadership Team supports the President and CEO in the daily operative management of the company.

Members of Leadership Team

Timo Laaksonen, born 1961

President and Chief Executive Officer since 2022
Finnish citizen

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Primary working experience

WithSecure, Executive Vice President of Consumer Security, and various other positions since 2012
Tecnotree Corporation, Chief Commercial Officer between 2010 and 2012
Xtract, CEO between 2008 and 2010
First Hop, CEO between 2001 and 2008
Sonera SmartTrust, Executive Vice President between 1998 and 2001
Teamware Group Ltd, Vice President between 1993 and 1998
ICL Travel Systems, Marketing Manager between 1992 and 1993

Key positions of trust

Member of the Executive Advisory Board, Broadband Forum since 2023
Finnish American Chamber of Commerce in New York, member of the Board of between 2018 and 2019
Broadband Multimedia Marketing Association (USA), a member of the Board of Directors between 2018 and 2019
Kvalion Ltd, member of the Board of Directors between 2008 and 2011

Education

Mr. Laaksonen holds a Master of Science degree in Economics (international marketing and international trade law)

Firas Azmeh, born 1969

Chief Commercial Officer since 2023
US citizen, Canadian citizen and Syrian citizen

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Previous working experience

Lookout Life, President, between 2021 and 2023
Lookout, SVP, Worldwide Carrier Channels, between 2017 and 2021
Lookout, VP, Business Development, between 2011 and 2017
MiNO Wireless, Vice President, Business Development, between 2009 and 2011
Handango, Head of Business Development Partnerships, between 2005 and 2009

Education

Mr. Azmeh holds a Bachelor's Degree in Economics, and a MBA in international Business.

Sari Somerkallio, born 1972

Chief Financial Officer since 2022
Finnish citizen

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Primary working experience

WithSecure, Head of Finance in Consumer Security since February 2022
Fiskars Group, Vice President of Business Finance between 2020 and 2021
Fiskars Group, Senior Vice President of Finance & Business Development between 2019 and 2020
Fiskars Group, Manager of Development Projects between 2009 and 2011
Wärtsilä Corporation, Project Manager and Process Manager between 2002 and 2008
Wärtsilä Corporation, Investor Relations Manager between 1999 and 2002
Merita Stockbrokers, Analyst between 1997 and 1999
Interbank, Analyst between 1996 and 1997

Education

Mrs. Somerkallio holds a Master of Science degree in Mathematics and a Master of Science degree in economics (Finance)

Richard Larcombe, born 1974

Chief Marketing Officer since 2022
British citizen

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Primary working experience

WithSecure, Vice President of Global Marketing between 2019 and 2021
ismybillfair.com, co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer between 2017 and 2019
Tesco Bank, Brand and Marketing Director between 2015 and 2017
Virgin Media, Chief Marketing Officer and Director of Advertising and Sponsorship between 2010 and 2015
The Times, Sunday Times and Times Online, Head of Marketing between 2004 and 2010
AMV BBDO, Account Director between 1998 and 2004
Grey, Account Director between 1996 and 1998

Education

Mr. Larcombe holds a degree in Psychology (BA Hons)

Antero Norkio, born 1972

Senior Vice President, Corporate Development since 2022
Finnish citizen

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Primary working experience

WithSecure, Vice President Product Management (Consumer Business), and various other positions since
2011
Airwide Solutions, Head of Global Channel Partners and Director of Product Management between 2002 and 2011 (including the acquisition of First Hop 2007)
Taika Technologies Oy, Vice President of Product Management 2001 and 2002
Sonera SmartTrust, Director of Product Management between 1997 and 2001

Education

Mr. Norkio holds a Master of Science degree in industrial engineering and management (Strategy and International Business)

Toby White, born 1977

Chief Technology Officer since 2022
British/Finnish dual citizen

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Primary working experience

WithSecure, Vice President of Consumer Security in Research and Development since 2020
Wärtsilä, Vice President of Digital Engineering between 2017 and 2020
GlobalData Plc, Group CTO between 2014 and 2017
Timetric, Founder and CTO between 2008 and 2016
Met Office, Unified Model System Developer in 2003
Cambridge University Chemical Laboratory, Research Associate between 2002 and 2003

Education

Mr. White holds a Master of Chemistry degree in Chemistry and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Theoretical Chemistry.

Kitta Virtavuo, born 1972

Chief People & Culture Officer since 2022
Finnish citizen

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Primary working experience

Fiskars Group, Vice President of HR, Sales between 2020–2021
Fiskars Group, Vice President of HR, Living Business between 2017 and 2020
Fiskars Group, HR Director of Business Region Europe between 2016 and 2017
Nokia Corporation and Nokia Siemens Networks, various international HR leadership positions between 1999 and 2016

Education

Mrs. Virtavuo holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Business Management and Marketing

TL Viswanathan, born 1979

Chief Product Business Officer since 2023
Indian citizen

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Primary working experience

-F-Secure Corporation, Vice President, Embedded Security between 2022 and 2023

Nokia Corporation, Head of Digital Operations Portfolio, between 2018 and 2022
Comptel, Director & Vice President Global Alliances, between 2014 and 2018
Oracle, Senior Account Manager APAC, between 2013 and 2014
Nokia Siemens Networks, various leadership and business development roles for Applications, Systems integration business between 2006 and 2013
Siemens Communications – Solution Consultant, between 2000 and 2006

Education

Mr. Viswanathan holds a Master's degree in Business Administration (International Business)