Meriaura Group Plc
Company Announcement 28 April 2025 at 10.00 a.m. (CEST)
Hanna Kyrki appointed as General Counsel to Summa Defence’s Executive Management Team
Hanna Kyrki (Bachelor of Laws, EMBA, Deputy Judge) has been appointed as General Counsel of Summa Defence Oy and a member of the group Executive Management Team as of 4 August 2025.
Kyrki most recently worked as General Counsel and Executive Management Team member at Veikkaus Group. Before that she worked as General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Executive Management Team member at Patria. In addition, she has worked for Nokia, Tellabs, Sonera and Kone.
“Hanna has extensive and broad experience in international legal affairs, corporate governance, regulation, and compliance in various environments. Her responsibilities have included various corporate transactions, extensive export projects, strategic alliances and business legal in general. Her approach to legal issues is very business minded and solution oriented. It is a pleasure to have Hanna’s experience and vision to strengthen Summa Defence’s growth and development,” says Jussi Holopainen, CEO of Summa Defence.
Summa Defence’s Executive Management Team:
Jussi Holopainen, Chief Executive Officer
Riitta Honkanen-Vaheri, Chief Human Resources Officer
Tommi Malinen, Chief Sales Officer
Tommi Manninen, Chief Communications Officer
Risto Takkala, Chief Financial Officer
Juha Vauhkonen, Director of Defence and Security Affairs
Hanna Kyrki, General Councel (as of 4 August 2025)
Meriaura Group Plc and Summa Defence Oy to merge with a share exchange
On 29 January 2025, Meriaura Group Plc signed a conditional share exchange agreement to acquire the entire share capital of Summa Defence Oy, which brings together defence and security companies. The transaction will create a strong group of companies focusing on safety and security of supply in Finland, in which dual-use technology will play a significant role. In connection with the arrangement, the Marine Logistics business (Meriaura Oy and its wholly owned subsidiary VG-EcoFuel Oy) will be sold to Meriaura Invest Oy. The name of the new listed company will be Summa Defence Plc. The holding of Meriaura Group’s current shareholders in the new group of companies will be 11.9%, and that of Summa Defence’s shareholders will be 88.1%.
Meriaura Group’s company release about the conditional share exchange agreement can be found at:
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Further information:
Meriaura Group Plc
CEO Jussi Mälkiä
Phone: +358 40 078 5489
Email: jussi.malkia@meriaura.com
Summa Defence Oy
CEO Jussi Holopainen
Phone: +358 44 517 4543
Email: jussi.holopainen@summadefence.com
Meriaura Group in brief
Meriaura Group has two business areas: Marine Logistics and Renewable Energy.
Marine Logistics business is carried out by Meriaura Ltd, which is a major provider of transport for bulk cargo and demanding project deliveries in Northern Europe, especially in the Baltic Sea and North Sea regions. The company provides its customers with competitive and low-emission marine transport services, based on long-term affreightment agreements, modern fleet, and active development of its operational sustainability. In addition, Meriaura has a strong market position in the marine logistics in renewable energy construction projects.
The Marine Logistics business also includes VG-EcoFuel Ltd which produces biofuels from bio-oils and recycled oils generated as industrial by-products.
The Renewable Energy business focuses on comprehensive clean energy systems. Meriaura Energy Ltd designs and delivers clean energy production systems as comprehensive deliveries for industrial use and district heating. The energy production is based on large-scale solar thermal systems implemented using high-performance solar thermal collectors manufactured by the company. The Renewable Energy business also includes Rasol Ltd, specialised in delivering high-quality solar power systems for real estates, companies and solar parks.
Meriaura Group’s share is listed on Nasdaq First North Growth Market Sweden as MERIS and on Nasdaq First North Growth Market Finland as MERIH.
www.meriauragroup.com
The Company’s Certified Adviser is Augment Partners AB, info@augment.se, tel. +46 8-604 22 55.
