Jorma Wiitakorpi

Professional history and Board experience

MSc. in Technology (Industrial Engineering and Management) Jorma Wiitakorpi has extensive expertise in corporate management, including both operational leadership and board positions, spanning 40 years. He has served for over 35 years as CEO, Chairman of the Board, and board member in various companies. During this time, he has gained experience with startups, family businesses, private equity firms, municipal enterprises, state-owned companies, and publicly listed corporations (including Partek Oyj, Asko-Uponor Oyj, Merloni Group/Italy, Patria Oy, Reka Group, Efore Oyj, and Porvoon Energia).

Most of these companies have been engaged in international business. Several of them have had production operations across Europe and in China. Wiitakorpi has been involved in implementing various transformation processes in these companies both in Finland and abroad.

Since 2021, Wiitakorpi has also been active in municipal politics, serving as Chairman of the Porvoo City Board (2021–2025) and, from August 2025 onward, as Chairman of the Porvoo City Council. Wiitakorpi also holds positions of trust in the administration of the East Uusimaa Wellbeing Services County, including as Vice-Chairman of the County Council.

Currently, he is primarily active on the boards of SMEs, serving both as Chairman and member (Operon Group, Salgrom Technologies, Makron Oy, Porvoon Energia Oy), as well as in positions of trust in municipal and wellbeing services politics.

Activities in Boardman

• Chairman of the “Role of Personal in Decision-Making” Development Forum , 2016–2019

Expertise

• Building and implementing common group strategy and operation model for the units, which before that functioned as separate entities
• Implementing of concrete change processes in companies, which at the same time needed significant profit improvement
• International marketing experienceboth in consumer goods and industrial goods
• Processes of selling and acquiring businesses
• Business experience in Eastern European countries, Arabic countries and China, as well as municipal organizations

Contact information

jorma.wiitakorpi@boardman.fi