Kari‐Hannu Knuutila

Born 1958
Chief Technology Officer
D. Sc. (Tech.)
Finnish citizen

Member of Outotec Executive Board since 2010, employed by the company since 2006.
Employed by Outokumpu Group 1986 – 2006.

Positions of trust
• Chairman of the Board of Centre for Metrology and Accreditation (Mikes) 2009 –
• Board member of Finnish Academy of Technology 2011 –
• Member of Board of the Industry Council of Technology Academy of Finland (TAF) 2010 –
• Board member of EIRMA, European Industrial Research Management Association 2009 –

Secondary occupation
• Part‐time Director and Research Professor – Oulu Mining School, University of Oulu 2013 –

Work experience
• Chief Technology Officer, Outotec Oyj 2006 –
• Executive Vice President – Research and Technology Development, Outokumpu Technology Oy, 2005 – 2006
• President, Outokumpu Research Oy 2000 – 2005
• Senior Production Manager, OMG Harjavalta Nickel Oy 2000 – 2000
• Production and Development Manager – Nickel, Outokumpu Harjavalta Metals Oy, 1996 – 2000
• Development Manager – Hydrometallurgy of Copper, Outokumpu Research Oy, 1994 – 1996
• Metallurgist of Santa Catalina project, Minera Outokumpu Chile S.A. 1993 – 1994
• Metallurgist of the L‐SX‐EW plant at Lince mine, Compañia Minera Lince Ltda., Chile, 1992 – 1993
• Research Metallurgist, Outokumpu Research Oy 1986 – 1991
• Research Scientist, Helsinki University of Technology 1983 – 1985
• Research Engineer, Outokumpu Oy 1982 – 1982