Meet our highly skilled team

Pekka Koponen

Chairman, Founder

Laura Koponen

Chief Executive Officer, D.Sc. (Tech.)

Risto Savolainen

Vice President, M.Sc. (Tech.), Sustainable Industries

Patrick Halford

Vice President, Digital Industries

Maria Papina

Director, M.Sc. (Econ.), M.Sc. (Eng.), Growth Companies

Niklas Weckström

Vice President, New Business, M.Sc.

Mikko J. Salminen

Director, Open Innovation, M.Sc.

Matti Kuusisto

Chief Financial Officer, M.Sc.

Markku Heino

Principal Consultant, Ecosystem Leader, D.Sc. (Tech.)

Pirjo Pasanen

Principal Consultant and Team Leader, Ph.D.

Kaisu Leppänen

Director, M.Sc. (Chem.)

Timo Ropponen

Director, D.Sc. (Tech.)

Eeva Viinikka

Principal Consultant, D.Sc. (Tech.)

Joni Turunen

Project Director, M.Sc. (Tech.)

Veronica Santini

Senior Manager, Ph.D.

Anu Ilmonen

Senior Manager, M.Sc. (Tech.)

Riikka Paasikivi

Senior Consultant, M.Sc. (Chem.Eng.)

Lauri Aikala

Senior Consultant, M.Sc. (Chem.Eng.)

Jani Peurakoski

Senior Consultant, M.Sc. (Econ)

Jyrki Salmi

Senior Consultant, M.Sc. (For.Econ.)

Sari Kola

Senior Consultant, Strategy & Innovation Management, D.Sc. (Tech.)

Satu Ek

Senior Project Manager D.Sc.(Tech.)

Rohit Sood

Senior Project Manager and Team Leader, Ph.D. (Chem), MBA

Pekka Torvinen

Senior Project Manager, D.Sc. (Tech.)

Susanna Kiijärvi

Senior Project Manager, M.Sc., MBA

Maria Rinkkala

Senior Project Manager, M.Sc. (Tech.)

Mikael Sundholm

Senior Project Manager, M.Sc. (Tech.)

Pentti Launonen

Ecosystem Leader, M.Sc. (Tech)

Anssi Savisalo

Program Partner for Business Finland, M.Sc. (Arch.)

Jani Adolfsson-Tallqvist

Innovation Consultant, M.Sc. (Tech.)

Leena Vedenpää

Project Manager, M.Sc (Tech.), M.Sc (Econ.)

Malin Tverin

Project Manager, PhD

Andreas Lindberg

Project Manager, M.Sc. (Tech.)

Miguel Lopes

Project Manager, (M.Sc, Ph.D)

John Sperryn

Project Manager, M.Sc.

Jayden Khakurel

Project Manager, D.Sc, (Tech.)

Antero Vesterinen

Project Manager, M.Sc. (Econ.)

Eerika Ala-Kantti

Marketing Manager, M.Sc. (Econ.)

Amir Moslemi

Business Development Manager, M.Sc. (Tech.)

Vilja Vara

Consultant, M.Sc. (Tech.)

Sonja Lätti

Consultant, Ph. D. (Econ.)

Erika Forstén

Consultant, M.Sc. (Tech.)

Riina Takamaa

Consultant, Ph.D. (Chem)

Janne Kaukojärvi

Consultant, M.Sc. (Eng.)

Sonja Auvinen

Consultant, M.Sc. (Tech,)

Anna Laitinen

Consultant, M, Sc, (Agr. & For.)

Miisa Salmela

Consultant, M.Sc. (Econ.)

Saija Juslén

Consultant, M.Soc.Sc.

Johanna Pasanen

Consultant, M.H.Sc (Health Econ.) & M.Sc (IHC)

Maarit Liimatta

Communications Specialist (M.A., MTi)

Katri Saarinen

Financial Coordinator, BBA

Virpi Martikainen

Analyst

Hilla Pohjalainen

Analyst, M.Sc. (Tech.)

Germain Courtois

Analyst, M.Sc.

Vanessa Salmela

Analyst, M.Sc. (Econ.)

Anni Koponen

Analyst, M.Sc. (Env. eng.)

Arttu Toikka

Analyst, M.Sc. (Econ.)

Johannes Ahvo

Junior Analyst (B.Soc.Sc.)

Virpi Palokangas

Executive Assistant