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Current roles
11 current organization shown on this profile
Board positions
11 supported by public sources, 0 supplied by the profile owner
Committee roles
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Qualifications
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Professional narrative

About

Ms. Hietala serves as Senior Independent Director of Smurfit Westrock and spent over 20 years at Neste Corporation, most recently as Executive Vice President, Renewable Products and member of the Neste Executive Board from 2014 to 2019. She previously served on the Smurfit Kappa board from 2020 to 2024 and brings experience in sustainability together with significant strategic and operational experience.

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Current roles

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Lead Independent Director

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE: SW)

Jan 1, 2024 – Present

Independence: Not stated

Source effective: 2024-01-01 · Observed: 2026-05-03T01:47:46.353365+00:00

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Lead Independent Director

Smurfit Westrock

2024-01-01 · current

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Smurfit Westrock

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Lead Independent Director at Smurfit Westrock

2024-01-01 → End not stated

current · source reported

Observed: 2026-09-26

Smurfit WestrockSmurfit WestrockKaisa Hietala

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Source 1 · Sec FilingSW DEF 14A director slateSupports AI and ML experience, Board role, Committee assignments, Cybersecurity experience, Technology background.Open source

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Identifiers

Alpha ID
alpha:person:kaisa-hietala
Record version
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Published evidence records

4 evidence records, matching Agent View. Records may refer to different locations or observations in the same document. This count is not a count of independent corroborating sources.

  1. SW DEF 14A director slate

    sec filing · Source published: Mar 11, 2026 · Retrieved: May 1, 2026

    Supports 5 claims
    • AI and ML experience: AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing · Claim reviewed: May 1, 2026
    • Board role: Board role: Lead Independent Director · Claim reviewed: May 1, 2026
    • Committee assignments: Committee assignments: Sustainability, Nomination · Claim reviewed: May 1, 2026
    • Cybersecurity experience: Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing · Claim reviewed: May 1, 2026
    • Technology background: Technology background: not identified in the cited filing · Claim reviewed: May 1, 2026

  2. Smurfit Westrock Plc director board source

    sec filing · Source published: Mar 11, 2026 · Retrieved: May 3, 2026

    Supports 2 claims
    • Board independence: Independent director · Claim reviewed: May 3, 2026
    • Board membership: Serves on the board of Smurfit Westrock Plc · Claim reviewed: May 3, 2026

  3. Open source

    sec filing · Source published: Jan 1, 2024 · Retrieved: May 3, 2026

    Supports 1 claim
    • Professional Role: Lead Independent Director at Smurfit Westrock · Claim reviewed: May 1, 2026

  4. Open source

    public source · Source published: Date unavailable · Retrieved: Date unavailable

    Supports 1 claim
    • Board membership: Serves on the board of Smurfit Westrock Plc · Claim reviewed: May 3, 2026

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AI and ML experience · Source reportedAI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
72%
Last reviewed
May 1, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 1, 2026

Board independence · Source reportedIndependent director1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
95%
Last reviewed
May 3, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 3, 2026

Board membership · CorroboratedServes on the board of Smurfit Westrock PlcSupported by 3 public records2 sources
Verification
Corroborated
Confidence
95%
Last reviewed
May 3, 2026
Board role · Source reportedBoard role: Lead Independent Director1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
92%
Last reviewed
May 1, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 1, 2026

Committee assignments · Source reportedCommittee assignments: Sustainability, Nomination1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
88%
Last reviewed
May 1, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 1, 2026

Cybersecurity experience · Source reportedCybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
72%
Last reviewed
May 1, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 1, 2026

Technology background · Source reportedTechnology background: not identified in the cited filing1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
72%
Last reviewed
May 1, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 1, 2026

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  1. SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 1, 2026

    Supports: AI and ML experience · Board role · Committee assignments · Cybersecurity experience · Technology background

  2. SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 3, 2026

    Supports: Board membership · Director since · Board independence

  3. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2005951/000110465926026094/sw-20260501xdef14a.htm

    Sec Filing · Tier not stated · Reviewed May 3, 2026

    Supports: Lead Independent Director at Smurfit Westrock (NYSE: SW)

  4. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2005951/000110465926026094/sw-20260501xdef14a.htm

    Public Source · Tier not stated · Reviewed Not stated

    Supports: Board membership