Kaisa H. Hietala

Committees: 

Audit; Finance

Attributes and skills:

• Global business experience
• Relevant scientific / Technology experience
• Risk management / Investment stewardship experience
• Low carbon solutions technology and safety experience
• Operation experience in capital-intensive industry
• Leadership experience in large-scale energy / Commodity business
• Financial expertise and portfolio management
• Public company board governance experience

Expertise provided to the Board:

Ms. Hietala brings a breadth of industry experience, having led the transformation of an oil and gas company into one of the world's largest producers of renewable diesel. In addition to her vast industry experience, Ms. Hietala’s academic background in geophysics helps the Board to better understand both the risks and opportunities ExxonMobil faces in its low carbon solutions technologies. 

Qualifications:

Neste Corporation

• Executive Vice President of Renewable Products and member of the Executive Committee (2014 to 2019)
• Over her 20-year career at Neste Corporation, Ms. Hietala served in various roles, from E&P and crude trading to leading the strategic review that resulted in the Renewable Products segment

Current public company directorships: 

Rio Tinto Group (March 2023; member of the Nominations Committee and Sustainability Committee)
SmurfitWestrock Plc (2024 to present; Senior Independent Director; Chair of Sustainability Committee)

Previous public company directorships in last five years: 

Kemira Oyj (2016 to 2021)
Smurfit Kappa Group Plc (2020 to 2024; Senior Independent Director from 2022-2024; member of the Nomination Committee and Chair of the Sustainability Committee)

Other board experience: 

Chair of Tracegrow Oy (2019 to present)

Sustainability and academic affiliations: 

Greencode Ventures Oy (co-founder and Chair); New Sustainability Oy (partner); Supervisory Board of Oulu University (member); Susformation Oy (Founder); and Sustainability Hub Advisory Board of Aalto University (former member)