About

An experienced lawyer, Suvi Sasi-Gouatarbès worked in a number of legal roles prior to joining Lemminkäinen, a Finnish construction and infrastructure company with approximately 1,500 employees. These experiences range from associate level at a law firm to roles at Attorney’s House ANPR. Working as a senior associate at Castrén & Snellman Attorneys, Sasi-Gouatarbès was part of the EU and competition law team, specialising in state aid legislation in addition to handling international and domestic projects. Sasi-Gouatarbès joined Lemminkäinen in August 2010, initially as legal counsel responsible for competition law and public procurement. Sasi-Gouatarbès has risen through the ranks and now serves as head of legal (Infrastructure Projects and Paving) heading a team of two and reporting to the CEO of Lemminkäinen Infra. With expertise in international law, corporate law and governance, Sasi-Gouatarbès enjoys working closely with the business, impacting on its decisions. It is because of this mentality that she has developed and deepened cooperation between the legal team and the business ‘to make the business people understand and realise that law and lawyers should not be considered as obstacles, they can be used as assets in business decisions’.