Management Board

The authorities of the Management Board of the Company are specified in the Commercial Code and they are limited to the extent determined in the articles of association of the
company. The Management Board has to act in the most economically purposeful manner, taking into consideration the best interests of all shareholders and ensures the company’s
sustainable development in accordance with set objectives and strategy.
To ensure that the company’s interests are met in the best way possible, the Management and Supervisory
Boards shall extensively collaborate. The members of the Management Board are elected for a period of up to 5 years. According to the articles, the board has one to five members.

The current Management Board of Ekspress Group has two members.

Mari-Liis Rüütsalu

  • Chairman of the Management Board and Chief
    Executive Officer of the Group since 01.01.2017 with
    the term of office of up to 5 years (appointed until 31.12.2025)
  • Managing director of AS Ekspress Meedia 2015-2016
  • Managing director of AS Delfi 2012-2015
  • Marketing and development director of AS Estravel
    1998-2012
  • Graduated from Eesti Majandusjuhtide Instituut in
    1998 specializing in business administration and
    University of Tartu Pärnu College in 1995 specializing
    in entrepreneurship and business management
  • Number of shares of AS Ekspress Grupp: 36 924

Signe Kukin

  • Member of the Management Board since 01.08.2018
    Chief Financial Officer of the Group (appointed until 31.12.2024)
  • Chief Financial Officer of AS Merko Ehitus 2012 – 2017
  • In various positions of United Utilities International Ltd in Estonia, Great Britain and the Arab United Emirates 2001-2011
  • 1997-2001 Deloitte, auditor
  • Graduated from Tallinn University of Technology 1999 (diploma studies)
  • Association of Chartered Certified Accountants – ACCA, Fellow Member – FCCA 2004
  • Number of shares of AS Ekspress Grupp: 38 140