Kari Alpo Erik Jordan is a businessperson who has been the head of 13 different companies and presently occupies the position of Chairman for Outokumpu Oyj, Chairman at Outokumpu NV (a subsidiary of Outokumpu Oyj), Chairman at Jordan Group Oy and Chairman for M. Jordan Oy.

He is also on the board of Stora Enso Oyj, Suomen Messut Osuuskunta, Elinkeinoelämän Valtuuskunta EVA ry and Elinkeinoelämän Tutkimuslaitoksen kannatusyhdistys Ry.

In his past career he occupied the position of Chairman of Metsä Board Oyj, Chairman for Keskuskauppakamari, Chairman for Metsä Tissue Corp., Vice Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at Metsäliitto Osuuskunta Chairman at Metsä Tissue Oyj, Chairman at Metsä Fibre Oy, President & Chief Executive Officer of Finnforest Oyj and President & Chief Executive Officer for Metsä Group Treasury Oy (which are all subsidiaries of Metsäliitto Osuuskunta), Executive Vice President at Nordea Bank AB, Vice President at Citicorp Investment Bank Ltd. and Director at Metsäteollisuus ry.