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Biography

Mr. Heikki Cantell (born 1959 in Helsinki, Finland) is General Counsel and Head of Legal Department, also serving as Secretary General at the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB). Prior to his current position as General Counsel at NIB (2007-) he served as General Counsel at the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) during 1995-2007 and prior to this head of the Paris branch office for Heikki Haapaniemi Law Offices and as legal counsel for the Finnish Cultural Foundation. He has been arbitrator nominated by the ICC. Heikki Cantell holds a L.L.M. (Master of Law) degree from University of Helsinki and a postgraduate degree in commercial law from University of Paris II. He attended the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program 192.