Petteri Taalas
Chairman at EUMETSAT
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Dr. Petteri Taalas is Secretary at World Meteorological Organization, Independent Director at Fortum Oyj, Chairman at EUMETSAT, Chairman at University of Eastern Finland and Head-Research at Finnish Meteorological Institute.
He is on the Board of Directors at Fortum Oyj.
Petteri Taalas active positions
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EUMETSAT
EUMETSAT Major TelecommunicationsCommunications EUMETSAT is a European operational satellite agency that provides meteorological imagery and data to its 30 member states for the benefit of their communities and economies. The agency is based in Darmstadt, Germany, and cooperates with agencies around the world to secure additional satellite data for weather forecasting and climate monitoring. The agency operates three Meteosat second-generation satellites in geostationary orbit that deliver continuous observations of severe weather events over Europe and the Indian Ocean. It also operates two polar-orbiting Metop satellites that provide data for forecasts up to 10 days ahead. EUMETSAT's archive of satellite observations over more than 40 years provides climate scientists with long-term, homogenous data necessary for monitoring climate change. | Chairman | - |
University of Eastern Finland | Chairman | - |
Finnish Meteorological Institute | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | - |
Former positions of Petteri Taalas
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World Meteorological Organization
World Meteorological Organization Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services World Meteorological Organization engages in the provision of weather, climate and the water cycle updates. It focuses on the areas of meteorology (weather and climate), operational hydrology, and related geophysical sciences. The company was founded on March 1,1951 and is headquartered in Geneva, GE. | Corporate Secretary | - |
FORTUM OYJ | Director/Board Member | - |
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EUMETSAT
EUMETSAT Major TelecommunicationsCommunications EUMETSAT is a European operational satellite agency that provides meteorological imagery and data to its 30 member states for the benefit of their communities and economies. The agency is based in Darmstadt, Germany, and cooperates with agencies around the world to secure additional satellite data for weather forecasting and climate monitoring. The agency operates three Meteosat second-generation satellites in geostationary orbit that deliver continuous observations of severe weather events over Europe and the Indian Ocean. It also operates two polar-orbiting Metop satellites that provide data for forecasts up to 10 days ahead. EUMETSAT's archive of satellite observations over more than 40 years provides climate scientists with long-term, homogenous data necessary for monitoring climate change. | Communications |
World Meteorological Organization
World Meteorological Organization Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services World Meteorological Organization engages in the provision of weather, climate and the water cycle updates. It focuses on the areas of meteorology (weather and climate), operational hydrology, and related geophysical sciences. The company was founded on March 1,1951 and is headquartered in Geneva, GE. | Commercial Services |
Finnish Meteorological Institute | Government |
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