Stig Gustavson

Dr Stig Gustavson is Chairman of MCF Helsinki and Member of MCF’s Advisory Council. Stig is the Founder of Konecranes Plc and served as CEO between 1994-2005, and as Chair and vice Chair until his retirement in 2017. He is a major shareholder in the company and Member of the Shareholders’ Nomination Committee. Previously, Stig has also served as Board Member and Chair in several large companies in Finland and Sweden, including Outokumpu, Raute, Hackman, Enskilda Securities, Nobia, Perstorp, Telia Networks, Ahlström Capital, AR Carton, Cramo and Handelsbanken (Finland). Currently, Stig serves as Senior Advisor to AberdeenStandardInvestments and Chairs their Finland assets Auris Kaasunjakelu Oy, Suomi Gas Distribution Oy and Suomi Heat Holdings Oy. He is a Board Member of all mid cap funds at IK Investment Partners. Stig also holds Board positions in several start-up ventures. He is an Honorary Doctor of Technology at both Tampere Tech University and Aalto University, and carries out Pro Bono work within the Medicine, Education and Defence sectors.