HEIKKI KYÖSTILÄ
HONORARY CONSUL-GENERAL OF SINGAPORE
IN HELSINKI, FINLAND
Present Position/ Profession:
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Founder and President, Planmeca |
Education:
| 1965 | Vocational qualification in Business & Administration |
Career:
| 1971 | Established Planmeca Oy |
| 1972 | Established Plandent Oy, distributor of Planmeca products in Finland and a wholesaler of dental care supplies and instruments |
| 1989 | Established Planmed Oy, company that develops, manufactures and markets imaging equipment for mammography |
Memberships:
| 1989 – 1998 | Member of the Research and Technology Committee of the Confederation of Finnish Industry and Employers |
| 1990 – 1998 |
Member of the Boardof YTL/SAVA (Hospital and laboratory equipment and supply manufacturers) |
| 1994 – 2001 |
Member of the Board of Yritys-Sampo insurance company Member of the Board of Kauppatalo Hansel Oy (Government’s central purchasing company) |
| 1995 – 1997 |
Helsinki Chamber of Commerce, member of the Industrial Committee |
| 1995 – 1998 |
Member of the Administrative Board of Suomen Hammaslääketieteen Säätiö (Finnish Dental Foundation) |
| 1995 – to-date |
Member of the Administrative Board of Keskinäinen Vakuutusyhtiö Kaleva (Kaleva mutual insurance company) |
| 1996 – to-date |
Member of the Helsinki District Advisory Committee of Nordea Bank |
| 1999 – 2001 |
Member of the administrative board of Finpro (Finnish Exporters) |
| 1999 – to-date |
Member of the Board Yksityisyrittäjäin Säätiö (Foundation for Entrepreneurs) |
| 2002 – 2004 |
Helsinki Corporate Bank Branch Controller of Nordea Bank Member of the Administrative Board of Finpro (Finnish Exporters) |
| 2002 – to-date |
Committee Member of Sinisen Reservin Säätiö (Marine Defence Reserve Foundation) |
| 2005 – 2007 |
Member of the administrative board of Finpro (Finnish Exporters) |
| 2012 – 2017 |
Honorary Consul for Jamaica |
| 2016 – to-date |
Member of the Board of the Foundation for the Finnish Cancer Institute |
Awards:
| 2005 | Finnish honorary title of “Teollisuusneuvos” (Industry council) |
| 2010 | National Defence Medal with gold swords |
| 2011 | Golden Helsinki medal |
