Kaisa Helena Hietala (born 1971 in Ranua) is a Finnish business executive and board professional.
She holds a MSc in geophysics from the University of Oulu and an MPhil in polar studies from the University of Cambridge.[1]
Kaisa Hietala worked at the Renewable Products division at petroleum refining and marketing company Neste, reaching the position of Executive Vice President.[2] She is credited for the company's transformation to become the world’s largest and most profitable producer of renewable oil products.[3][4]
In May 2021, with the backing of Engine No. 1, Hietala was elected to the board of directors of ExxonMobil, notably, one of the first environment-friendly board members of the Standard Oil descendant.[5][6][7][8] Kaisa Hietala also serves on the boards of Irish packagining materials company Smurfit Kappa and multinational mining company Rio Tinto.[9][10] She is also a chair and co-founder of Greencode Ventures, a Finnish venture capital firm focusing on green transition.[11][12]
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