CEO and Executive Team

Executive Team

The Board of Directors elects the company’s CEO. The CEO manages and develops the company’s business operations and is in charge of its operative management in accordance with the instructions issued by the Board. The CEO reports to the Board. The CEO manages the company’s current executive matters in accordance with the Board’s instructions and is responsible for ensuring that the company’s accounts adhere to the law and that financial management is reliable.

Executive team assists the CEO in developing and administering operations. The Board of Directors nominates the executive team.

Mikael Nylund

CEO, STUD. OF TECH., BORN 1975

Mikael Nylund has served as CEO of Gofore since 11 December 2019. Previously, Nylund served as Director of M&A since 2019 and Director of management consulting since 2016 at Gofore. Ny-lund has also worked as Business Manager for IT Management specialist services (2012–2015) and Senior Consultant (2010–2011) at Gofore. Nylund previously worked as a technology manager at Enfo (2005–2010), as technology director at Capnova Oy (2001–2005) and as an entrepreneur (1998–2001). Nylund has also served on the Board of Directors of Capnova since 2008.

TEPPO TALVINKO

CFO, MSc IN ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, BORN 1966

Teppo Talvinko has held the CFO position at Gofore since May, 2020. He has previously worked at Nurminen Logistics Oyj as the Group’s CFO, at Maintpartner Oy as the CFO for Finland and Estonia, and at Ixonos Plc as the Group’s CFO.

JUHA VIRTANEN

SALES DIRECTOR, MASTER OF SCIENCE (ECONOMICS), BORN 1977

Juha Virtanen has been Gofore’s Sales Director since 2016 and has held various expert positions since 2007. Virtanen has previously served as Director of Software Development at Gofore (2012–2015) and Director of Sales and Marketing (2007-2011). Virtanen previously served as Director of Sales and Marketing for DiCode (2005–2007) and Business Developer at ProApac (2004–2005). Virtanen has held positions of trust as Chairman of the Board of JV-Rakennus since 2016.

PETRA SIEVINEN

DIRECTOR, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS, BBA, BORN 1969

Petra Sievinen has been Gofore’s Director of Marketing and Communications since August 2019. Sievinen has previously worked as a communications strategist at Gofore since 2018. Prior to Gofore, Sievinen worked at IBM with responsibility for IBM Finland’s External Communications (2016–2018). Before that, Sievinen served as Director of Marketing at Descom (2014–2015) and in several sales and marketing positions (2005–2014).

TERHI VESANEN

CHIEF GROWTH OFFICER, MASTER OF SCIENCE (TECHNOLOGY), BORN 1960

Terhi Vesanen has been Chief Growth Officer since August 2019. Vesanen previously served as senior service architect at Gofore and has been responsible for Project Manager Services since 2015. Prior to joining Gofore, Vesanen has worked as a consultant at Hss Consulting Oy (2013– 2014), as Project Director at Symbio Oy (2010–2012), in several product development management positions at Nokia Oyj (1995–2009), and as senior researcher at VTT Technology Research Centre of Finland (1990– 1994), as well as, as a software designer at Hollming Oy (1986–1989) and Kone Oy (1984–1985).

KRISTIINA HÄRKÖNEN

CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY OFFICER, MASTER OF SCIENCE (TECHNOLOGY), BORN 1975

Kristiina Härkönen has been Gofore’s Chief Sustainability Officer since August 2019. Härkönen has served as Director responsible for the cloud business (2017–2019) and has held various expert positions since 2003 at Gofore. Härkönen has also worked as Healthcare and Regional Executive (2016-2017), Senior Consultant (2015-2016), Service Architect (2012–2014), Technical Project Manager (2009–2012) and Software Designer (2003–2009) at Gofore. Härkönen previously worked for the TJ Group as a software engineer (2000–2003).

AKI KOIKKALAINEN

SITE LEAD, HELSINKI, MASTER OF SCIENCE (TECHNOLOGY), BORN 1982

Aki Koikkalainen has worked as a Site Lead in Helsinki since January 2019. Koikkalainen was previously Solinor Oy’s CEO (2013–2019), before the company merged with Gofore in January 2019. Prior to Solinor, Koikkalainen has worked as Chief Operating Officer at Effmag Oy (2010–2012) and Chief Operating Officer at Biozone Scientific International Oy (2009–2010).

ELJA KIRJAVAINEN

DIRECTOR, ADVISORY SERVICES, MSc IN TECHNOLOGY, BORN 1974

Elja Kirjavainen has held the position of Director, Advisory services at Gofore since May, 2020. He is also the CEO of Silver Planet Oy, a subsidiary of Gofore, focusing on management consulting. Previously, he has worked at Capgemini for several years in sales and business development positions, among other things, in an international environment.