Management Team
Tuomas Oijala
Chief Executive Officer from 2023
Born 1985
Master of Science (Engineering)
Finnish and United States citizen
Company shareholding: 16 534 shares and 0 options
Work history
- Senior Vice President, New Building Solutions, KONE Plc 7/2023-12/2023
- Head of Volume Elevator Business, KONE Plc 1/2023-7/2023
- Managing Director, KONE Denmark
- Various positions at Kone Plc during 2008-2017
Ben Selby
Chief Financial Officer, Deputy CEO
Member of the Management Team since 2021
Born 1983
British and Finnish citizen
Master of Arts degree
Company shareholding: 7 086 shares and 10 950 options (of which 5 950 are 2020 A options and 5 000 2020 B options). (Each 2020 A and 2020 B option entitles to subscribe to 30 shares)
Work history
- Vice President of Investor Relations and Treasury at Basware between 2017 and 2021
- Head of Investor Relations at Basware between 2016 and 2017
- Director at Bank of America Merrill Lynch during 2015
- Vice President at Bank of America Merrill Lynch between 2012 and 2015
- Associate at Bank of America Merrill Lynch between 2008 and 2012
- Analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch between 2005 and 2008
Santeri Heinonen
Chief Operating Officer
Member of the Management Team since 2023
Born 1974
Finnish citizen
Master of Science (Economics)
Company shareholding: 15 648 shares
Work experience:
- Chief HR Officer, Spinnova Oyj, 2023-2024
- Senior Manager, Global Talent Development, Valmet Oyj, 2013-2023
- Manager, Compensation & Benefits, Metso Shared Services Oy, 2009-2012
- HR Controller, Metso Paper Oy, 2005-2009
- Business accounting, Global Service Operations, Metso Paper Oy, 2003-2004
- Various HR roles, Metso Paper Oy, 2000-2003
Lasse Holopainen
Chief Revenue Officer
Member of the Management Team since 2022
Born 1981
Master of Laws
Finnish citizen
Company shareholding: 5 964 shares, 40 000 2022 A1 options, 40 000 2022 B1 options, 60 000 2022 A3 options and 60 000 2022 B3 options
Work history
- General Counsel and Board Secretary, Spinnova Oyj, 2022-2024
- Senior Licensing Manager, Nokia Technologies 2017-2021
- Senior Legal Counsel, Nokia Corporation, 2015-2017
- Director of Operations and Legal, Tuxera Inc, 2013-2015
- Associate Lawyer, Roschier,Attorneys Ltd, 2009-2013
Shahriare Mahmood
Chief Product and Sustainability Officer
Member of the Management Team since 2021
Born 1976
Finnish and Bangladeshi citizen
Doctor of Science (Tech)
Company shareholding: 6 505 shares, 3 000 2018 options, 55 000 2022 A3 options and 55 000 2022 B3 options (each 2018 option entitles to subscribe to 30 shares and each 2022 option entitles to subscribe to 1 share)
Work history
- R&D and Sustainability Director, Reima, 2016-2020
- Production Manager, Environmental and REACH Coordinator, MASI Company Oy, 2009-2016
- Production Manager, MASI Company AS, 2007-2009
- Production Manager, Sangar Valga Vabrik AS, (Estonia), 2004-2006
- Factory Manager, Opex Group, Kanchpur, Dhaka (Bangladesh), 2003-2004
- Project Manager, Unique Group, Gazipur, Dhaka (Bangladesh), 2002–2003
- Sales Engineer, Greenmac International Pte Ltd, Dhaka (Bangladesh), 2001-2002
- Production Engineer, Imperial Group, Hariharpara, Fatullah, Narayanganj (Bangladesh), 1999-2001
Juha Salmela
Chief Technology Officer, Co-founder
Member of the Management Team since 2014
Member of the Board of Directors 2014-2024
Born 1973
Finnish citizen
Master of Science degree
Not independent of the company, independent of major shareholders
Company shareholding: 1 972 132 shares and 8 000 2020 B options (each 2020 B option entitles to subscribe to 30 shares)
Work history
- Researcher, Team Manager, and Principal Investigator at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd between 1997 and 2014
- Expat at the University of British Columbia in Canada between 2004 and 2005