Anne Brunila Explained

Anne Brunila
Birth Date:31 August 1957
Nationality:Finnish
Occupation:Professor, Investor, Manager of the Bank of Finland, and Manager of the European Commission
Boards:Sanoma, Stora, Enso, Kone, Aalto
Children:1
Honours:Ability to select the winner of the Finlandia award

Anne Maritta Brunila (born 31 August 1957) was the Executive Vice President, Corporate Relations and Sustainability at Fortum Corporation from 2009 to 2013. She has a P.h.D in Economics and Business Administration from Helsinki School of Economics. Brunila has been described as "one of the most influential women in the Finnish economy."[1]

Biography

In 1983 Brunila's son suffered a brain damaging fever, resulting in him being unable to read or write as an adult.[2] In 2012 she was chosen to select that years Finlandia Award. On 12 October 2012 she decided to resign from her position at Kone to pursue new careers and activities after her father's death. However, Brunila was unable to officially stop working at the company until 2013. She was replaced by Helena Aatinen Brunila was tasked with promoting the creative sector of the Finnish economy in 2016 by the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture.[3]

Positions

Term lengthPositionOrganization or Company
1992-2000Executive PositionsBank of Finland
2000-2002AdvisorEuropean Commission
2003-2006Finnish Ministry of Finance
2006-2009President and CEOFinnish Forest Industries Federation
2009-2012Executive Vice President of Corporate Relations and Strategy and Senior Vice President of CommunicationsFortum
2009–presentBoard of DirectorsKone
2014–presentProfessor of Practice[4] Hanken University
2016–presentBoard of Directors[5] Aalto University
2020–presentBoard of DirectorsSanoma
2020–presentBoard of DirectosEera
2020–presentBoard of DirectorsSampo
2020–presentBoard of DirectorsFinnish Film Foundation
2020–presentChairwoman of the Sustainability and Ethics CommitteeStora Enso.[6]

Books

BookDate PublishedSource
Fiscal Policy and Private Consumption-Saving Decisions: European Evidence1997[7]
Public Finances in the XXI Century: Limitations, Challenges and Directions of Reforms in Finland in 2000[8]
Fiscal Policy in Europe: How Effective Are Automatic Stabilizers?2002[9]
Cyclical Stabilisation Under the Stability and Growth Pact: How Effective are Automatic Stabilisers?2002[10]
Indicators of the Cyclically Adjusted Budget Balance: The Bank of Finland's Experience. N/A[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Assistentti kehotti Anne Brunilaa hankkimaan elämän . 2020-08-18 . yle.fi . fi-FI.
  2. Web site: 2013-02-17. Traagiset tapahtumat perhepiirissä saivat Fortumin johtajan luopumaan. 2020-08-18. Ilta-Sanomat. fi.
  3. Web site: Anne Brunila to promote the creative sector hanken . 2020-08-18 . www.hanken.fi.
  4. Web site: Anne Brunila to promote the creative sector hanken. 2020-08-18. www.hanken.fi.
  5. Web site: Anne Brunila appointed Chair of the Aalto University Board Aalto University. 2020-06-07. www.aalto.fi. en.
  6. Web site: Board. 2020-08-18. Suomen elokuvasäätiö. en-US. 13 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200813044135/https://ses.fi/en/the-foundation/fff-board/. dead.
  7. Book: Brunila, Anne. Fiscal Policy and Private Consumption-Saving Decisions: European Evidence. Bank of Finland. 1997. 951-686-558-5. Finland.
  8. Book: Brunila, Anne. Public Finances in the XXI Century: Limitations, Challenges and Directions of Reforms in Finland.
  9. Book: Anne, Brunila. Fiscal Policy in Europe: How Effective Are Automatic Stabilisers?. European Commission. 2002.
  10. Book: Brunila, Anne. Cyclical Stabilisation Under the Stability and Growth Pact: How Effective are Automatic Stabilisers?. 2002. 951-686-773-1.
  11. Book: Brunila, Anne. Indicators of the Cyclically Adjusted Budget Balance: The Bank of Finland's Experience.