Pekka Lankinen

Keskinäinen Työeläkevakuutusyhtiö Varma (Varma) is an independent pension fund management firm headquartered in Helsinki, Finland. The firm was founded in 1998 when Pension Sampo and parts of Pension Varma merged. Formerly known as Varma-Sampo, they changed their name to Varma in 2003 to emphasize their role as an earnings-related pension insurer and acknowledge their Finnish roots. Varma is responsible for the occupational pension security of various employees in the private sector. The firm is a socially responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI).

Arvo Asset Management Ltd. (or Arvo Value Asset Management Ltd.) was a majority-owned subsidiary of Finland-based Sampo Bank (HE: SAMAS), part of Denmark-based Danske Bank (CO: DANSKE). Arvo's employees held the balance ownership. Established in 2005 and based in Helsinki, the firm was known locally as Arvo Omaisuudenhoito Oy, or Arvo Kapitalförvaltning Ab. At the end of 2008 Arvo was fully integrated into Danske Capital as a team specialized in value investing. They managed the Arvo family of mutual funds administered by fellow subsidiary Sampo Fund Management. Arvo also sub-advised value-oriented Eastern European and Russian portfolios in co-operation with Danske Capital.

Danske Capital Finland Ltd. (Danske-Finland) is the Helsinki-based asset management subsidiary of Danske Bank A/S (CO: DANSKE; ADR: DNKEY) in Denmark. Established in 1988, Danske-Finland and Mandatum Asset Management Ltd. merged their activities in 2007. The firm is based in Helsinki and manages equity, fixed-income, and multi-asset class portfolios for private and institutional investors.