19/03/2018at 12:55

“I missed the never-ending learning of the investment arena”

Career Path: Timo Viherkenttä’s professional journey has taken many unexpected turns before he landed the job of the chief executive of The State Pension Fund of Finland (Valtion Eläkerahasto, VER) three years ago. A few years before that, he took the eyebrow-raising decision to voluntarily leave Finland’s Supreme Administrative Court judiciary — preferring a fresh start in a government role.

Timo Viherkenttä, Chief Executive of Finland's State Pension Fund | Photo: PR

BY RACHEL FIXSEN

What career path did you envision for yourself when you were younger?

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