Eva Liljeblom Email & Phone Number

Professor in Finance, 1992-, Hanken School of Economics and Lund University, 2017-2020; Rector of the Hanken School of Economics, 2010-2015. Member of the board for Vaasa Electricity, 2022-, and the board for the faculty of Economics and Management at the NTNU university in Norway, 2021-. Member of the Research Council of Culture and Society, Academy of Finland, 2016-2018, and member of the board for Mutual Insurance Company Fennia, 2003- 2020, and chairman of its Audit Committee. Earlier posts also include the boards of Stockmann Oyj 2003-15, Municipality Finance 2003-16 (chairman 2011-16), Leonia (bank) Oyj 1997-2000, Kirkon keskustahaston eläkerahasto 2008-2016, Sonera Oyj 2000-2002, TeliaSonera Oyj 2002-2007, Metso Oyj 2007-2008, Catella Property Oy 2010-2014, and Veikkaus 2010-2016). Chairman of the Consultative Investment Committee of the State Pension Fund in Finland 2003-2018, and of the board of the Finnish State Nuclear Waste Management Fund (2009-2024). Member of the Investment Committee / Strategy Council of the Norwegian State Pension Fund - Global, 2005-2010 (also known as the ”oil fund”). Member of the Government Guarantee Fund 1993-1996 during the Finnish banking crisis, member the Council of Competition (Kilpailuneuvosto, which was in 2002 replaced by Markkinaoikeus) 1995-2002, The Panel on Takeovers and Mergers at the Central Chamber of Commerce of Finland 2006-2010, and the Auditing Board at the Central Chamber of Commerce of Finland (TILA), 2008 -2010. Member of the Finnish Council of Regulatory Impact Analysis at the Prime Minister’s Office (Lainsäädännön arvioneuvosto, valtioneuvoston kanslia) 2016-2022. Member of the Advisory Board of Edinburgh University Business School (2013-2019) and member of the International Advisory Board of LUSEM at Lund University (2018- ). Founding board member of Sinebrychoffin taidemuseon ystavät r.y. (2011-2022), member of the board of Suomen Taideakatemia (2014- ), and member of the board of Porvoon museoyhdistys r.y. (2018- ). Member of the board of Lahden teollisuusseuran säätiö (2014- ), and the board of Martti Ahtisaari Institute at the University of Oulu (2008- ). Various scientific assignments e.g. for the Norwegian Research Council (twice in the panels evaluating economic research in Norway). Evaluator of research in Finance at NHH, and chairman of the evaluation of research at LUSEM in Lund.Specialités: Research interest been moving from portfolio diversification to corporate finance, especially payout policy, corporate governance, and mergers and acquisitions.

Listed skills include Strategy, Economics, Mergers And Acquisitions, Corporate Governance, and 36 others.