Arno Paula Email & Phone Number

Finland

-------------------------------------Padel X is a leading Finnish padel experience provider. We believe in quality without compromise, first-class padel experience, the bond of community, the joy of exercise, and the importance of health & wellness to us all. We design every single one of our centers to provide the best possible padel experience. From warm-up to game time, from recovery to socializing. It’s all top notch, providing you with the padel experience of your life.

* Setup a process & tools for budgeting and cash flow management* Setup a process for forecasting demand, managing inventories and planning purchasing to optimise working capital* Lead venture fund raising together with the CEO* Executed several successful grant and bank funding projects* Supported CEO in strategic partnership negotiations to cut purchasing cost by ~10 %-------------------------------------Ketokamu is creating the World's cleanest and most functional ketogenic food products available. Blending clean ingredients and scientifically proven health benefits we are in the leading edge of ketogenic food evolution with a mission to make everyday keto lifestyle easy, healthy, and satisfying!

* Build the entire finance function/process for the company and was responsible for running it* Raised several rounds of venture funding* Executed several successful grant and bank funding projects* Initiated and supported several cost cut / profitability improvement projects by providing financial analysis and by also executing/leading the operational implementation* Successfully lead significant improvement of the profitability by introducing new products with high margins, discontinuing unprofitable marketing & sales activities and streamlining organisation* Cut 30 % of from raw-material costs by streamlining raw material tendering

* Crowdfunded at Indiegogo (>$100k, most funded food project)* Featured e.g., at Wired, Time, Business Insider, HS.* Formulated Complete Meal Shake as well as AmbroGreens products* Sourced hundreds of different natural food ingredients (both innovation and cost cut purposes)* Built supply chain for the company (manufacturing & logistics)-------------------------------------Ambronite is a next-generation Smart Food company. Blending smart food, habits and health tech into great-tasting, plant-based products. We serve customers in 30+ countries, helping them reach health goals with smart nutrition. Featured in Forbes, TIME, WIRED and Financial Times.

Helsinki

* Worked in telecom helping clients' senior management to determine the right adjacent business opportunities to grow their business profitably. -------------------------------------Booz & Company was a global strategy consulting firm established in the United States in 1914. The firm was acquired by PwC on April 4, 2014, and is still active in a broad range of sectors, including Energy, Healthcare, Financial Services.

Finland

* Outcome: offered a full-time consultant position* In a pricing assignment for a public Finnish manufacturing company I took responsibility for the pricing workstream, analyzing complex pricing data and preparing communication materials for said analysis* In a process development project for the finance department of a public Finnish company I was responsible for analyzing the data, creating presentation material, and helping the team understand key business development opportunities-------------------------------------PwC is a multinational professional services network of firms, operating as partnerships under the PwC brand. PwC ranks as the second-largest professional services network in the world.

Finland

* Outcome: offered a full-time consultant position* In a private equity client assignment within media industry I focused on conducting primary market research to help build the team’s understanding of market trends and preparing a business case for one of the target markets* In a product development project for a global technology and telecom company I helped the team by collecting, analyzing and structuring information on competitive environment as well as identify adjacent growth opportunities.-------------------------------------Booz & Company was a global strategy consulting firm established in the United States in 1914. The firm was acquired by PwC on April 4, 2014, and is still active in a broad range of sectors, including Energy, Healthcare, Financial Services.

* Outcome: offered a full-time analyst position* Mainly worked with Danske debt capital markets team analyzing financial statements and building models to estimate customers financing needs and debt capacity to support debt funding deals* I was involved with corporate customers in the Energy, Technology and Financial services -sectors-------------------------------------Danske Bank Corporates & Institutions is a leading bank in the Nordics serving the most complex and demanding financing needs of large corporations and institutional customers.

* One-year special forces training focusing on demanding reconnaissance and destruction missions* Less than 20 students being selected annually based on a demanding 3-day selection process * Awarded best of class #82-------------------------------------The Finnish Defence Forces is responsible for the military defence of Finland and trains more than 25,000 conscripts annually.

Master Of Science, Finance

Activities and Societies: KY-Finance student club Board Member 2011 * GPA 4.5/5, Master thesis grade 5/5. * Bachelor's & Master's degrees.

Mba Program Studies, Exchange Semester, Part Of Master'S Degree At Aalto

Mba Program Studies, Exchange Semester, Part Of Bachelor'S Degree At Aalto