Board of Directors
The Chair and members of the Teosto Board of Directors are elected at the General Meeting. The Board comprises six members: the chair, one member from each group of music authors (popular and contemporary music authors), one member representing all authors, and two members representing music publishers.
Antti Auvinen (1974) has worked as a full-time composer since 2004 and studied composition at Amsterdam and the Sibelius Academy. Since 2014, he has served as the Chairman of the Board of the Finnish Composers’ Association.
MSc Riku Salomaa (b. 1984) is the CEO and a partner of the music publishing company Nordic Music Partners as well as the production company Fried Music. As a publisher, his work has a strong focus on internationalisation and the export of musical works. Salomaa is also the Chair of the Board of the Finnish Music Publishers Association.
Jiri Kuronen (b. 1974) is a professional musician and composer who has worked in the field of rhythm music for 25 years. In addition, he teaches, and is a member of MES’s sound production committee.
Iisa Pajula (b. 1979) is a singer-songwriter who has been a professional music creator for over 15 years. As a solo artist, he has released four albums and has also written music for other artists.
Pauliina Lerche is a composer, lyricist, musician and music industry entrepreneur with more than 400 registered works. She performs actively with the children’s music group Mimmit and also serves as Chair of the Board of The Society of Finnish Songwriters and Composers.
Jennah Vainio, M.Soc.Sc., is Publishing Manager at the music publishing company Fennica Gehrman and a composer whose works have been performed extensively in Finland and abroad. She has also worked at Teosto as a Music and Distribution Specialist and served as Artistic Director of the contemporary music festival Tampere Biennale.
Anna Lindén is a professional board member with a long career in the technology industry. She currently serves as an advisor at Tekir and is also Vice Chair of the Board of Åbo Akademi University and a member of the Governing Board of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology.
Tasks and composition of the Board of Directors
The tasks of the Board of Directors are
- to represent the Association,
- to operate the Association’s general activities promoting the creative compositions,
- to manage the Association’s property and account for its finances,
- recruit and dismiss the association’s managing director,
- supervise the activities of the Association’s office.
The Board consists of the Chair and five other members: two popular music authors, one contemporary music author, one member representing all authors, and two publisher representatives.
The term of the Board members is always two years. The Rules of Procedure of the Board of Directors contain more detailed provisions on the organisation of the Board’s work. The Board decides on the compensations of the Office’s staff.
