Personnel

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

Work history 

• CEO at Spinnova Plc between 2014 and 2022
• Principal Scientist at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd between 2014 and 2015 
• Head of Research Area, Fibres and Biobased Materials at VTT Technical Research Centre of  Finland Ltd during 2014 
• Technology Manager at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd between 2006 and 2013 
• Key Account Manager at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd during 2006 
• Group Manager at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd between 2005 and 2006 
• Deputy Group Manager at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd between 2002 and  2004 
• Team Leader, VTT Processes, Fluid Dynamics Team at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd during 2002 
• Senior Researcher, VTT Processes at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd between 2001 and 2002 
• Expatriate, VTT Processes (University of Maine, Department of Chemical Engineering) at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd during 2001 
• Research, VTT Energy at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd between 1999 and 2001 
• Researcher positions at the University of Jyväskylä during 1997

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

Work history

• Managing Director of Investment Banking at JPMorgan between 1987 and 2006 (London)
• Vice Chair, Managing Director of Global Investment Banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch between 2006 and 2016 (London)

Positions of trust

• Chair at Aurion Machining Technologies Oy (Sustainable machining) since 2020
• Chair at ICS Oy (Solar energy technology) since 2019
• Chair of Dassiet Oy (Sustainable materials & technologies) since 2022

Work history

• Director of Sales, EMEA Distributors & Golf Specialty, 2019–2022
• Director, Go-to-Market & Commercial Optimization, 2018–2019
• Chief of Staff, Global Revenue of Under Armour between 2016–2018 
• Director, International Business Development of Under Armour between 2013–2016
• Sales Director, Latin America of Adidas Latin America S.A. between 2010–2013
• Head of Latin Excellence Project of Adidas Latin America S.A. between 2006–2010
• Senior Key Account Manager of Adidas Latin America S.A. between 2004–2006
• Product Manager of Adidas Nordic between 2001–2004

Work history

• CEO & Entrepreneur, High Metal Oy 2/2018 –
• Deputy CEO at VTT between 2016 and 2018
• Executive Vice President (ICT & Electronics) at VTT between 2014 and 2018
• Senior Vice President (Strategy & Business Development) at VTT between 2010 and 2013
• CEO VTT International (part-time) at VTT between 2010 and 2015
• Vice President (Innovation) at VTT between 2006 and 2009
• Team Leader (Industrial Management) at VTT between 2002 and 2005
• Research positions at VTT between 1999 and 2001
• Technical Sales (part-time), Etherma Scandinavia Oy between 1997 and 1998

Positions of trust

• Chair, SPL Company Oy, ukko.fi (Fintech and SaaS software) 2018 –
• Chair, mcare Group Oy (Mobile devices lifecycle services) 2018 –
• Chair, The Warming Surfaces Company Oy (start-up) 2023 –
• Member, Innovestor Group Oy (Venture capital, real estate) 2020 –
• Chair of the Board at Mielipalvelut Oy (Therapy services) between 2021 and 2023
• Chair of the Board at Innovestor Ventures Oy (Venture capital) between 2018 and 2021
• Vice Chair of the Board at Energent Oy (Air ventilation equipments) between 2015 and 2021
• Vice Chair of the Board at SopValm Oy (Manufacturing services) between 2015 and 2019
• Chair & Vice Chair of the Board at Makron Group Oy (Machinery workshop) between 2010 and 2019
• Member, Gasera Oy (Measurement Devices) between 2018 and 2019
• Chair of the Board at VTT Ventures Oy (Venture capital) between 2012 and 2018
• Chair of the Board at VTT Expert Services Oy (currently Eurofins Oy) between 2016 and 2018
• Member of the Board at DIMECC Oy between 2016 and 2018
• Member of the Board at Technology Industries of Finland 2021 –
• Member of the Board at Research Impact Foundation 2018 –
• Vice Chair of the Board at the New Work Association 2021
• Deputy member of the Board at Technology Industries of Finland between 2018 and 2020
• Chair of the Board at ICT Labs Helsinki between 2015 and 2017

Work experience:

• 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

Work history

• 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

Work history

• Managing Partner and Portfolio Manager at Besodos Investors Oy since 2005
• Stockbroker at United Bankers Securities between 1999 and 2004
• Assistant in Financing at Jaakko Pöyry Group in 1999
• Various positions in Financial Administration in Finland and Germany at GS-Hydro Group between 1991 and 1998

Positions of trust

• Member of the Board of Directors of Rester Oy since 2022
• Member of the Board of Directors of Woodly Oy since 2017
• Member of the Board of Directors of Paptic Oy since 2015
• Member of the Board of Directors of GuardianX Technologies Ltd between 2019 and 2020
• Member of the Board of Directors Sellusta Finland Oy/Sukarwood between 2016 and 2018
• Substitute member of the Board of Directors of Spinnova Oy between 2014 and 2018