Management Team

Kimmo Herranen, CEO

Member of the management board since

2023

Birth year

1973

Education

Master of Science (Economics and Business Administration)

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Essential work experience
  • CEO, Silta Oy 2021 – 2023
  • Business Director of Golf Center Oy in 2020–2021
  • Entrepreneur at Gaselliyritys Herranen Oy since 2016
  • Vice President at I S Mäkinen Oy in 2019
  • Sales and Marketing Director at Administer Oy in 2005–2016
  • Chairman of the Board at Administer Oy 2014 – 2018
Key positions of trust
  • Member of the Board of Directors of Logpoint Oy since 2021
  • Chairman of the Board of Directors of Masterhill Invest Oy since 2021
Peter Aho, Business area director, financial management services

Member of the management board since

2023

Birth year

1970

Education

Vocational Qualification in Business and Administration, studied economic sciences

  • Not independent of the company nor of one of its major shareholders
  • Shares: 6,880,980
  • Administer’s CEO 1994-2023
  • Member of the Administer Plc’s Board of Directors since 1994
Kati Paulin, Chief Strategy Officer

Member of the management board since

2021

Birth year

1979

Education

Master of Business Administration

  • Shares: –
Essential work experience
  • CEO of Silta Group and Silta Oy in 2018–2021 and
  • CFO since 2012, Financial Manager in 2011–2012 and in various roles as controller, accountant, and office secretary in 2003–2011
Paula Niemi, Acting Chief Human Resources Officer

Member of the management board since

2022

Birth year

1977

Education

BBA and HR Manager examination

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Essential work experience
  • HR Business Partner / Administer Oyj 2020-2022
  • HR Manager, Outsourcing / Silta Oy 2019 – 2022
  • HR Business Partner / Silta Oy 2017 – 2019
  • Entrepreneur / HR Network Partner for Silta Oy 2016 – 2017
  • HR Partner / Finnair Oyj 2012 – 2016
Jussi Jaakkola, Sales Director

Member of the management board since

2020

Birth year

1974

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration

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  • Bachelor of Business Administration
Essential work experience
  • Served the company as a sales manager and the Sales Director since 2010
  • Sales negotiator and project manager at Martela Plc in 2001–2005 and 2008–2010
  • Account manager at Mobel Original Design Oy in 2005–2007
  • Sales representative at Finnside Oy in 1998–2001
Markus Backlund, CEO, Emce

Member of the management board since

2006

Birth year

1968

Education

Vocational Qualification in Business and Administration

  • Member of the company’s management team since 2021 and CEO of Emce Solution Partner Oy since 2008
  • Shares: –

Backlund holds 27 percent of Sijoitus Oy MC Invest Ab’s shares and 26.7 percent of its votes. Sijoitus Oy MC Invest Ab holds 1,102,620 shares in the company, accounting for 9.75 percent of the company’s shares and votes.

Essential work experience
  • COO of Emce Solution Partner Oy in 2006–2008
  • Controller and Business Unit Lead at Sentera Plc in 2005–2006
  • CEO of Tietonovo Oy in 2005, and prior to this, held various roles in the company since 1996
Pertti Vartiamäki, CEO, Kuntalaskenta Oy

Member of the management board since

2018

Birth year

1967

Education

Vocational Qualification in Accounting

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Essential work experience
  • Worked as a sales manager at Administer Oy in Tampere since 1986, Konica Minolta Business Solutions Finland Oy, Datainfo in Tampere, and Hi-Lam Oy
Mikko Vahtera, Business Area Director, Consultancy Services

Member of the management board since

2022

Birth year

1986

Education

Master of Science in Economic Sciences

Shares: 1100   Essential work experience
  • Business director (consulting, financing and laww) at Talenom 2017 – 2022
  • Manager at Danske Bank 2012 – 2017
  Key positions of trust:
  • TTM Group Member of board since 2022
  • TTA Group Member of board since 2022
Susanna Suomela, Chief Marketing Officer

Member of the management board since

2023

Birth year

1981

Education

M.Sc. Economics, Marketing

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Essential work experience

Development Director 2022-2023, Marketing Director 2020-2022 and Marketing Manager 2015-2020 at EmCe Solution Partner Oy, Marketing Manager at startups Leanpark Oy and Methator Oy 2014-2015, Marketing Manager at Lahti Region Oy 2012-2013, Project Director at Advertising Agency Valo Oy  2006-2012.

Seija Uusitalo, Communications Director

Member of the management board since

2023

Birth year

1965

Education

Bachelor of business administration, studies in communications and journalism at Aalto University, diploma of communications manager at Infor

Shares: –

Essential work experience

Communications manager at Administer Group 2022 – 2023, Head of Communications/Team manager Helen Ltd/Helsingin Energia 2004 – 2022, Managing editor at Sonera Oyj 2002 – 2003, Communications planner at Radiolinja Oy/Elisa Oyj 2001 – 2002

Pasi Kiikkinen, CEO, Adner Oy

Member of the management board since

2023

Birth year

1968

Education

Bachelor of engineering, Information technology

Stocks 960, via holding company EmCeläiset Oy

Essential work experience

Sales Director 2007-2023, Head of Business Unit 2006-2007 at EmCe Solution Partner Oy

Sales Manager, Forte Netservices Oy, 2005-2006

Account Manager, Visma Software Oyj, 2004

Product Marketing Manager 2003-2004, ME Service Manager 2000-2003 Orbis Oy:ssä

Product Manager, Algol Oy, 1997-2000

Toni Leppänen, CEO, Silta Oy

Member of the management board since

2023

Birth year

1974

Education

BBA

Essential work experience

Silta Oy, Director, Account Management and Business Development 2022-2023

Sanoma Media Finland Oy 2011-2022, several B2B management duties for example in sales and offering, business development and marketing

Fonecta Oy, Director, mobile business, 2008-2011

The CEO manages the company’s day-to-day operations in accordance with guidelines and rules set out by the Board of Directors. The CEO is responsible for ensuring that the company’s bookkeeping complies with legislation and that financial management is reliably organised. The CEO shall provide the Board of Directors and its members with the information necessary for the performance of the duties of the Board of Directors.

The CEO may take measures that are considered unusual or extensive in view of the scope and nature of the company’s business only with the authorisation of the Board of Directors, unless the time required to obtain such authorisation would cause substantial harm to the company. In the latter case, the Board of Directors shall be notified of the measures taken as soon as possible.