Sari Mannonen appointed to the Henley Business School Advisory Board

Our alumna, Sari Mannonen, has been appointed to the Henley Business School Advisory Board, joining a global group of senior figures from leading international academic, business and governmental organisations and bodies.

With a PhD in Biochemistry, Sari Mannonen is SVP of New Business & Hydrogen at Helen and Board Member at Neste. She currently leads the New Business & Hydrogen business unit at Helen, one of Finland’s largest energy companies, where she drives strategic growth, heads the Hydrogen Business Unit, and leads foresight and RDI initiatives in future technologies.

Sari has extensive experience in sustainability, having worked on projects spanning sustainable energy systems, regional renewable energy, smart housing technology solutions, solar energy, and electric mobility. With a background rooted in the Nordics, a region widely recognised as a global leader in sustainability, she contributes a strong regional perspective to the global Advisory Board.

She has also taken part in several Henley leadership programmes and personal coaching, applying these insights in her role on the Advisory Board and sharing Nordic perspectives on leadership and sustainability.

About Henley Business School Advisory Board:

The Advisory Board provides a forum for senior leaders and professionals, external to the Henley Business School, to advise and support the Dean and other members of Henley’s senior leadership team in matters of global strategy, and to bring their professional and industry expertise and network of connections to assist the development of Henley Business School. Members of the Advisory Board are typically appointed for a three-year term.

Henley Business School is triple accredited for its quality and is ranked among the top 25 in executive education providers worldwide and no.33 in the Executive MBA category (Financial Times Ranking 2025). The Financial Times has also ranked Henley Business School Nordic as the leading executive education provider in Finland.

Other External Members appointed by the Henley Business School:

Ms Biola Alabi
Chief Executive Officer, Biola Alabi Media
Dr Amadeo Alentorn
Head of Systematic Equities, Jupiter Asset Management
Ms Aurora Barrett
Sustainability & Development Surveyor, GSTT Foundation
Mr Mark Beard
Chairman, Beard Construction
Mr Richard Boocock
Former Senior VP & CIO at Air Products; Professor in Engineering Leadership, University of Birmingham
Dr Manfred Boudreaux-Dehmer
Former Chief Information Officer, NATO
Ms Leila Fourie
Group CEO, Johannesburg Stock Exchange; Board Member, United Nations Global Compact
Mrs Zhenhui Gou
Founder and CEO, L&G Biotechnology Ltd
Mr David Roberts
Chair of the Court of Directors, Bank of England
Ms Leona Shepherd
Business Consultant
Dr Xiaoyu Tiger Wang
Founder, Chairman and CEO of SinoCampus International Education