Meet our highly skilled team

Pekka Koponen

Founder, Vice-Chair, M.Sc. (Tech), MBA

Laura Koponen

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

Risto Savolainen

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

Patrick Halford

Vice President, Digital Industries

Niklas Weckström

Vice President, New Business, M.Sc.

Matti Kuusisto

Chief Financial Officer, M.Sc.

Maria Papina

Director, M&A Development, M.Sc. (Econ.), M.Sc. (Eng.)

Dijana Soininen

Head of People and Culture, BBA

Mikko J. Salminen

Director, Open Innovation, M.Sc.

Pirjo Pasanen

Director and Team Leader for ICT&Electronics, Ph.D.

Timo Ropponen

Director and Team Leader for Manufacturing and Energy, D.Sc. (Tech.)

Kaisu Leppänen

Director and Team Leader for Bioeconomy, M.Sc. (Chem.)

Anu Ilmonen

Director and Team Leader for Defence and Security, M.Sc. (Tech.)

Rohit Sood

Director and Team Leader for Health Tech, Ph.D. (Chem), MBA

Veera Mustonen

Director and Team Leader for Smart Cities and Mobility, M.Sc.

Eeva Viinikka

Principal Consultant, D.Sc. (Tech.)

Markku Heino

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

Petri Vilén

Creative Director, M.Sc. (Econ.)

Joni Turunen

Project Director, M.Sc. (Tech.)

Veronica Santini

Senior Manager, Ph.D.

Jani Peurakoski

Senior Manager and Team Leader, Industrial Investment, M.Sc. (Econ)

Riikka Paasikivi

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

Lauri Aikala

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

Jyrki Salmi

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

Robert Roozeman

Senior Consultant, Lic.Sc.

Sari Kola

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

Simo-Pekka Leino

Senior Consultant, D.Sc. (Tech.)

Sameer Khan

Senior Consultant, B.E. (Mech.)

Aino Heiska

Senior Consultant, M.Sc. (Econ.)

Pasi Ojala

Senior Consultant, Ph.D. (Tech,)

Ville Maijala

Senior Consultant, M.Sc. (Econ.)

Satu Ek

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

Pekka Torvinen

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

Maria Rinkkala

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

Mikael Sundholm

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

Giancarlo Pastor

Senior Project Manager, Ph.D., MBA

John Sperryn

Senior Project Manager, M.Sc.

Miguel Lopes

Senior Project Manager, Team leader, M.Sc, Ph.D.

Leena Vedenpää

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

Antero Vesterinen

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

Mirja Andersson

Senior Project Manager, Ph.D. (Polymer Chem.), VoT

Pentti Launonen

Ecosystem Leader and Senior Project Manager, M.Sc. (Tech.)

Anssi Savisalo

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

Edward Mutafungwa

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

Jayden Khakurel

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

Jeroen Pouwels

Senior Project Manager, Ph.D., Adj. Prof.

Eerika Ala-Kantti

Senior Marketing Manager, M.Sc. (Econ.)

Andreas Lindberg

Project Manager, M.Sc. (Tech.)

Malin Tverin

Project Manager, Ph.D.

Minna Lahtinen

Project Manager, M.Sc. (Chem.)

Jari Herranen

Project Manager, M.Sc. (Chem.)

Sergei Chekurov

Project Manager, D.Sc. (Tech.)

Saija Juslén

Project Manager, M.Soc.Sc.

Cloé Balloch

Project Manager, Master’s degree in Defence

Michael Saulny

Project Manager, M.Sc. (Tech.)

Marianna Mea

Project Manager, Ph.D.

Maarit Liimatta

Communication Manager, M.A., MTi

Marja Jallinoja

Innovation Consultant, M.Sc. (Tech.)

Vilja Vara

Consultant, M.Sc. (Tech.)

Janne Kaukojärvi

Consultant, M.Sc. (Eng.)

Elisabeth Packalén

Consultant, M.Sc. (Econ.)

Anna Laitinen

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

Miisa Salmela

Consultant, M.Sc. (Econ.)

Diederick Stellingsma

Consultant, M.Sc. (Business)

Virpi Martikainen

Consultant

Germain Courtois

Consultant, M.Sc.

Hilla Pohjalainen

Consultant, M.Sc. (Tech.)

Renuka Natarajan

Consultant, Ph.D. (Neuroimmunology)

Panos Chronis

Consultant, B.Sc.Hons (Med. Sci.), PGDip (Psych.)

Samuel Nash

Consultant, B.Sc, (Geography)

Rahul Ashok

Consultant, D.Sc. (Tech.)

Tapio Lehtinen

Consultant, Ph.D. (biotech.)

Katri Saarinen

Financial Coordinator, BBA

Laura Hänninen

Financial Coordinator, (ACCA, B.Sc.)

Franklin Nguyen

Business Development Specialist, BABA16

Jussi Ryynänen Chavarria

Analyst, B.A. in Industrial Design

Robert Eklund

Analyst, B.Soc.Sc.

Simona Dell’Angelo

Analyst, (B.Sc.,N, M.Sc., HS)

Maria Heinonen

Analyst, M.Sc.

Johannes Ahvo

Junior Analyst, B.Soc.Sc.

SangEun Park

Project Assistant. B.A.

Virpi Palokangas

Executive Assistant