Enn Kunila (born 19 March 1950 in Tallinn) is an Estonian entrepreneur and art collector.
Kunila is a Member of the Board and one of the shareholders of NG Investeeringud, which is one of the biggest Estonian private capital based investment and holding companies in Estonia. NG Investeeringud group employs more than 4,700 people and operates in trade, industry and real estate.
Enn Kunila was awarded the Order of the White Star, Fourth Class in 2006 by the President of the Republic of Estonia in recognition for his contribution to Estonian entrepreneurship.
Enn Kunila is a member of the governing bodies of different public enterprise-related organizations. He has been the Chairman of the Council of the Association of Estonian Food Industry and a Member of the Council of The Estonian Cultural Endowment for several years.
As an art collector and patron, Enn Kunila has been a remarkable endorser of Estonian art life. To acknowledge his deeds, the Estonian Museum Association entitled Enn Kunila “Friend of Estonian Museums” in 2009, and in 2010 he was the honouree for the U.S. Baltic Foundation Philanthropy Award of the Baltic States. In 2012 the Estonian Minister of Culture awarded the title “Friend of Culture 2011” to Enn Kunila.
Enn Kunila has served as the Chairman of the Board of the Art Museum of Estonia Friends of Art Society since its foundation in 2007. He is also the founder of the Board of Art Patrons that has been an important financial supporter of the Art Museum of Estonia Friends of Art Society. Kunila is also a member of the Supervisory Board of the Art Museum of Estonia Foundation since its establishment in 2016.
By profession, Enn Kunila is an engineering-technologist in the field of metal cutting processing.
Career
1970–1974 the repair and mechanics factory “Progress”, Engineer in Chief/Technologist; 1974–1983 the specialized office of construction at the Ministry of Building Materials’ Industry of the ESSR, Metrologist in Chief of the Ministry 1983–1984 the manufacturing company “Vasar”, Executive of the Marketing Department 1984–1990 the manufacturing company “Norma”, Executive of the Marketing Department 1990–1991 Union of Manufacturing Cooperatives, Director 1991–1994 the public company “Norma”, Import Manager 1994–1996 Norma AS, Import Manager 1996–1999 Norma AS, Vice-Chairman of the Council 1994– ... NG Investeeringud OÜ, Vice-Chairman of the Board
Business
AS Liviko, Chairman of the Board
AS Balbiino, Chairman of the Board
AS Tallinna Kaubamaja Kinnisvara, Chairman of the Council
OÜ Tartu Kaubamaja Kinnisvara, Chairman of the Council
OÜ Roseni Kinnisvara, Chairman of the Council
OÜ Roseni Majad, Chairman of the Board
Enn Kunila is also a member of the boards of all the enterprises that belong to the concern of NG Investeeringud.
Social Activity
Member of the Estonian Business Association
Member of the Board of Trustees of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre
Chairman of the Board of the Art Museum of Estonia Friends of Art Society
Member of the Board of the Cultural Society of Hiiu County
Chairman of the Society of Friends of Hiiu County
Member of the Council of The Estonian Employers’ Confederation 2007–2015
Member of the Board of the Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry 2009–2015
Member of the Council of The Association of Estonian Food Industry, in 2007–2015 Chairman of the Council Member of the Council of The Estonian Cultural Endowment in 2007–2009, 2009–2011, 2013–2015 Member of the Supervisory Board of the Art Museum of Estonia Foundation Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Konrad Mägi Foundation
Art Collection
Enn Kunila is the founder and owner of one of the finest art collections in Estonia. His art collection comprises works of art by important Estonian artists of the classical period. Kunila's art collection, both at the level of the works of art and at the level of the artists, is comparable to the permanent exhibitions of Estonian art museums concentrating on the same era.
Kunila's art collection has been exhibited at many significant exhibitions, for example in 2010 at the Tallinn Art Hall, where the exhibition From Köler to Subbi beat the all-time audience record with nearly 13,000 visitors, and in the autumn at Kunsthalle Helsinki, with the exhibition Viron Värit (Estonian Colours), which hosted the most elaborate exhibition of Estonian classical art exhibited abroad. In 2015, Enn Kunila's art collection was exhibited in Rome at the Vittoriano Museum (Il Vittoriano) with the exhibition I colori del Nord (Nordic Colours).