Stock market|Alahuhta-Kasko was the only woman on the list of the top ten CEOs.
Private investors like Marimekko Tiina Alahuhta-Kaskoa as the best CEO. This is evident from what T-Media has done in cooperation with Suomen Osakesæstätäjie and the Stock Exchange Foundation From the Trust & Reputation study.
Alahuhta-Kasko has been piloting Marimekko since 2015. She was the only woman on the list of the top ten CEOs.
Senior expert at T-Media Nina Laxo states in the bulletinthat from the point of view of Finnish female leadership and business life as a whole, it is excellent that Alahuhta-Kasko was promoted to the best CEO.
“Recently, it has been seen that the share of female CEOs in listed companies in Finland has decreased alarmingly. It does not look good in international comparison. We need versatile skills, different career stories and diversity. Here too, Alahuhta-Kasko is the most excellent example of rising to become a successful CEO,” says Laakso.
In research investors’ views on the reputation of the 80 largest listed companies were also investigated. Ponsse, Kone, Gofore and Vaisala were evaluated as the most reputable companies.
Last year, Kone was first on the list and Ponsse was second.
“Reputation is built slowly and therefore it is not surprising that the top companies have kept their investments with little changes. Private investors trust face-to-face owners. The most successful companies again come from a family or entrepreneurial background,” states the CEO of Pörssisaätiö Sari Lounasmeri.
The average reputation score of listed companies this year was 3.52, when points are given on a scale of 1–5. There has been a small decrease for four years in a row.
Products and services are considered the best parts of the reputation of listed companies. Perceptions of the management ability and financial situation of listed companies have weakened the most.
A total of just under 8,000 private investors responded to the survey between May and June.