Espoo, Uusimaa, Finland, August 2026 — Sanna Hildén, D.Sc. (Tech.), will join VTT as Chief People Officer and a member of VTT’s Executive Leadership Team as of 1 September 2026. She will report to President and CEO Kalle Härkki. Hildén will succeed Kirsi Nuotto, VTT’s long-serving SVP People and culture, who will be retiring.
Sanna Hildén joins VTT from Gofore, where as Chief People and Strategy Officer she has been responsible for the Group’s people strategy and its implementation since 2019. She has led areas including employer brand, employee experience, culture and leadership development. In addition, she has supported the company in leading its strategy work and developed practices for strategy execution.
Before Gofore, Hildén worked, among other roles, as HR Director at Pihlajalinna and as a postdoctoral researcher at Tampere University. She completed her doctoral dissertation in 2004 on organisational change capability.
“I warmly welcome Sanna to VTT. Her expertise strongly supports the goal of VTT’s new strategy to strengthen our change capability. At the same time, I would like to warmly thank Kirsi Nuotto, our long-serving SVP, People and culture, as she will be retiring. Over the past ten years, Kirsi has done excellent work to develop VTT’s leadership and culture,” says Kalle Härkki, President and CEO of VTT.
“VTT is a fascinating research organisation of more than 2,000 top experts. I’m delighted to join a company that plays such an important role in Finland’s competitiveness, growth and renewal. I look forward to working with VTTers and the opportunity to support the company’s development on its upcoming transformation journey,” says Sanna Hildén.
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