Buchert made Luke President

The government has appointed Johanna Buchert as the President of the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), said an official press release.

Buchert, who is currently Executive Vice President for Research at Luke, will start her five-year term of office as President on 10 September 2018. Mari Walls, the previous President of Luke, took up her post as President of the new Tampere University in August.

Buchert has worked as Executive Vice President at Luke since August 2015. Prior to that, she had a long career at the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd., where she held a number of different positions. Before joining Luke, Buchert worked as Vice President for Research at VTT.

“Luke plays a key role in ensuring that our valuable natural resources promote wellbeing, economic growth and nature values. This requires conducting internationally competitive research and producing solutions based on research. Luke will also in the future aim to pursue strong cooperation with businesses, strengthen its international and national cooperation networks and increase the impact of research activities,” said Johanna Buchert.