Leena Niemistö has been Chair of the Nexstim Board since 2019. Leena has over 30 years of extensive experience in the healthcare field. She holds an M.D. from the University of Helsinki and has specialized in physical and rehabilitation medicine. Leena also has a doctorate in the treatment of chronic back pain. She also holds a Dr. Admin. Sc. hc from Vaasa University.
Leena worked as CEO of a private healthcare company Dextra (years 2003-2016) and deputy CEO of social and healthcare company Pihlajalinna Plc (years 2013-2016). Currently she is a member of the Board of Directors in several publicly listed companies. She is also an active investor and a board member in several healthtech growth companies. Niemistö’s investment company is the largest shareholder of Nexstim.