Henrik Arle - Senior Associate.
Former Deputy CEO of Finnair Plc, Henrik Arle joined Nyras as a Senior Associate in April, 2009.
He retired from Finnair at the end of 2008 after 30 years of service with the airline. During that time, he held a wide range of senior management positions, including Company Lawyer, Finance Director, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice-President, Scheduled Passenger Traffic. Among many notable business achievements, Henrik was responsible for negotiating the acquisition of FlyNordic and leading its transformation into a leading Swedish low-cost carrier, before the company was sold to Norwegian Air System in 2007. He also represented Finnair as a Director of the Oneworld Alliance Management Company.
A lawyer by profession, Henrik began his career as an attorney, later becoming a stockbroker and headed the Trustee Department of Helsinki Savings Bank. In addition to his native Finnish, he speaks Swedish, French, German and Russian.
Henrik is graduate of Finland's Classic Lyceum; and gained a Master of Laws degree from Helsinki University.
He now works with Nyras from his Helsinki base.