Background
Salonen, Heikki Olavi was born on May 12, 1933 in Joroinen, Finland. Son of Viljo Ilmari and Vieno (Valimaa) Salonen.
Salonen, Heikki Olavi was born on May 12, 1933 in Joroinen, Finland. Son of Viljo Ilmari and Vieno (Valimaa) Salonen.
Bachelor of Science in Economics, Helsinki (Finland) University, 1958. Master of Science in Economics, Helsinki (Finland) University, 1962.
President, Finnish Export Institute, Helsinki, 1962-1967;
executive vice president, Saastamoinen-Yhtyma oy Teollisuus, Kuopio, Finland, 1968;
president, Saastamoinen-Yhtyma oy Teollisuus, Kuopio, Finland, 1969-1972;
president, chief Executive officer, Amer Group, Ltd., Helsinki, 1972-1986;
chairman, chief Executive officer, Amer Group, Ltd., Helsinki, 1986-1991. Chairman of the Board American Cultural Foundation, 1978-1985, Wilson Sporting Goods Company, United States of America, Amer Holding Company, United States of America, numerous others. Member supervisory board Pohjola Group, since 1983, Music Television Oy, since 1975, Kansallis-Osake-Pankki, since 1986.
Member of advisory board Medical Research Foundation, since 1978. Alternate member of advisory board Finnish Export Institute, since 1976. Board directors Foundation for Economics Education, Management Study Group.
Member of advisory board Helsinki School Economics and Business Administration, since 1979, Scout Foundation, since 1980, Mannerheim League for Child Welfare, since 1979, Voluntary Defense Promotion, since 1979. Vice Chairman of the Board Helsinki Research Institute for Business Economics, 1976-1978, Chairman of the Board, 1978-1985, board directors, since 1985. Board of trustees World Wildlife Fund of Finland, since 1980.
Vice president delegation Valamo Foundation, since 1988. Board directors Finnish Employers General Group, since 1982, Confederation ofFinnish Industries, since 1984. Member delegate Europe Institute, since 1988.
Member Confederation Finnish Industries (vice member board since 1984), Employer's Association Food Industries (board directors since 1985), Finnish Heart Association (board directors since 1983).
Married Kirsti-Liisa Koskinen, June 20, 1958. Children: Marju, Jyri.