1.10.2025 08:00:00 EEST
Gofore has appointed EMBA Ewa Tawaststjerna to lead its Digital Government business. Tawaststjerna has more than 25 years of experience in the IT sector and joins Gofore from Microsoft. She will start in her new role today, 1 October 2025.
Most recently, Tawaststjerna served as Sales Director for Microsoft’s Public Sector business. Before that, she led Microsoft’s Customer Success and Service Delivery teams. She has also held leadership positions at Oracle, IBM, and Cargotec.
Tawaststjerna’s background covers sales and customer relationship management as well as IT service delivery, projects, and HR leadership. Customer success and high-quality deliveries are close to her heart.
“Ewa is known for her people-centric leadership and strong technology expertise. She is an accomplished driver of change and operational improvement, and a trusted advisor to management teams. I am very pleased to warmly welcome Ewa to the Gofore team,” says Elja Kirjavainen, Director of Gofore’s Finnish business.
Tawaststjerna sees Gofore as a highly reputable expert in the public sector and also a strong partner for Microsoft. She felt Gofore was the right new home, as customer success and employee satisfaction are the most important values for both.
“Gofore has managed to maintain strong customer and employee satisfaction despite market turbulence. This role strongly resonates with what I see as my core mission: business growth hand in hand with employee wellbeing. Gofore is a place where I can put all my experience to use. I am truly looking forward to working with a professional, talented team and sharing the enthusiasm to do our utmost for our customers,” Tawaststjerna says.
“I consider it highly meaningful to work with the public sector. In Gofore’s Digital Government role, I want to deepen customer understanding and strengthen long-term partnerships so that together we can create sustainable value for both customers and society. The public sector is now undergoing a significant digitalisation leap, where AI and automation provide a genuine opportunity to improve both productivity and service quality. I want to help ensure that this change is advanced responsibly and with a human-centric approach. Here, Gofore has a special role: we are a trusted partner for our customers, combining technology and business expertise in a sustainable way,” Tawaststjerna continues.
For more information:
Elja Kirjavainen
Director, Finnish Business
t. +358 400 487 657
elja.kirjavainen@gofore.com
