Management Group

The management group supports the CEO in his tasks and consists of the CEO as the chairman, CFO, CLO, Senior Vice President Sales, Director Corporate Communications and Marketing, Directors responsible for product and service areas, Vice President responsible for Engineering and Senior Vice President responsible for Operations. The management group supports the CEO in operative management, implementation and follow-up of the CEO´s competence area, in particular as regards the operative business, the management and development of the business portfolio, asset management and taxation, internal audit, Corporate Governance of the Company, investor and marketing communications and risk management.

After having sold its Automotive business to Continental AG the Company merged its corporate functions and Wireless Business Segment´s functions on August 7, 2015. Until this, the management group consisted of CEO Jukka Harju, CFO Veli-Pekka Paloranta and CLO Kari Jokela.

Pekka Kunnari

Chief Financial Officer, 2015–

b. 1967, M.Sc. (Econ.), LL.M.

Previous work history:
Elektrobit Technologies Ltd., Vice President, Finance 2011–2015
Elektrobit Corporation, Director, Finance 2005–2011
Elektrobit Inc, Group Controller 2004–2005
Elektrobit Group Corporation, Group Controller 2003-2004...

Kari Jokela

Chief Legal Officer 2014–

b. 1969, LL.M., trained on the bench, Mag.Iur.(Saarbrücken)

Previous work history:
Elektrobit Technologies Ltd, Senior Legal Counsel, 2012-2014
Elektrobit Corporation, Senior Legal Counsel, 2010-2012
Elektrobit Automotive GmbH, Senior Legal Counsel, 2008-2010...

Jari Sankala

Senior Vice President, Sales, 2015–

b. 1966, M.Sc. (Electrical Engineering, Digital Communications)

Previous work history:
Elektrobit Wireless Communications Ltd, Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Wireless Business Segment, 2014-2015.
Elektrobit Wireless Communications Ltd, Executive Vice President, Defence and Security, 2011-2014...

Karoliina Fyrstén

Director, Investor Relations, Corporate Communications and Marketing, 2015–

b. 1977, M.A. International Business Communications

Previous work history:
Elektrobit Corporation, Corporate Communications Manager, 2015
Elektrobit Automotive GmbH, Corporate Communications Manager, 2013-2015...

Harri Romppainen

Vice President, Defense, 2015–

b. 1972, M.Sc. (Eng.), eMBA

Positions of trust:
Association of Finnish Defence and Aerospace Industries (AFDA), Member of the Board, 2016-

Previous work history:
Elektrobit Wireless Communications Ltd., Vice President, Defense, Wireless Business Segment, 2014-2015...

Klaus Mäntysaari

Vice President, Telecom, 2015–

b. 1966, M.Sc.

Positions of trust:
Health Innovation Academy Oy, Deputy Member of the Board, 2014-

Previous work history:
Elektrobit Wireless Communications Ltd., Vice President, Telecom, Wireless Business Segment, 2014-2015...

Sami Kotkajuuri

Vice President, IoT Solutions, 2015–

b. 1967, M.Sc. (Computer Technologies)

Previous work history:
Elektrobit Wireless Communications Ltd., Vice President, Connectivity Solutions, Wireless Business Segment, 2014-2015
Elektrobit Wireless Communications Ltd., Director, Product Management and R&D, Services and Special Terminals Product, 2013-2014...

Jari-Pekka Innanen

Vice President, Engineering, 2015–

b. 1968, M.Sc. (ME)

Previous work history:
Elektrobit Wireless Communications Ltd., Vice President, Engineering, Wireless Business Segment, 2011-2015
Elektrobit, Senior Manager, WS Global Resourcing, 2007-2010. Elektrobit, Manager, Head of Global HW, 2006-2007...

Arto Pietilä

Senior Vice President, Operations, 2015–

b. 1958, M.Sc. (Applied Electronics)

Positions of trust:  Evocons Oy, Member of the Board, 2011-

Previous work history:
Elektrobit Wireless Communications Ltd., Senior Vice President, Operations, Wireless Business Segment, 2010-2015
Elektrobit Wireless Communications Ltd., Senior Vice President, Wireless Solutions Business Unit, 2008-2010...