Elektrilevi appoints Ville Paltsep as chief executive

Elektrilevi has chosen Ville Paltsep as its next management board chairman and chief executive, with him due to take up the roles on January 1, 2027, ERR reported.

Current chief executive and management board chairman Mihkel Härm will leave on December 31, when his final three-year term ends. He has led Elektrilevi for six years and worked in the Eesti Energia group for nearly 10 years.

Paltsep has more than 15 years of leadership experience in energy, infrastructure and technology. He has held senior positions at Enefit, Forus and Ericsson, overseeing large-scale infrastructure projects, operations and technological development.

Elektrilevi supervisory board chair Siiri Odrats-Koni said the company’s challenges in the coming years include technological advances, resilience in crises and cost efficiency. The board expects clear, open communication and effective management from the new leadership.

Elektrilevi is Estonia’s largest electricity distribution network company. Together with its subsidiary Imatra Elekter, it serves more than 536,000 customers across nearly 99 percent of Estonia’s territory. The company is part of the Eesti Energia group.