I AM IN THE #BUSINESS OF ADDING VALUE TO THE COMPANIES I WORK WITHI am highly experienced #industrial #executive with broad knowledge from global #industrial businesses related to #maritime, #offshore, #powerplants, electrical and fiber cables, rubber elastomeric components, foundries (iron, steel, bronze), component manufacturing and subcontracting. I have gained vast CEO/managing director experience in publicly listed companies as well as in mid-size privately owned companies. My emphasis is on customers, empowering #leadership, change/#turnaround management, innovation and implementing new business innovation and thus creating added value to the companies.My roots are in Finland; however, I have been working throughout my career in a global business environment with multinational teams and people from different cultural background. For example, during my relocation to Netherlands for seven years (2002-2009) I run a multisite operation with 1900 people and eight factories (In the Netherlands, China (2), Norway, Japan, India, UK, Spain).I have gained large #merger and integration experience. I have been accountable for #turnaround and industrial footprint restructuring programs, setting up companies and operations in China and India, as well as building successful #supplychain operations supporting the business.The investment programs I have carried out have resulted in sustainable manufacturing #efficiency and capacity increase. I have established commercial and strategical customer relations in offshore, maritime as well as large engineering companies. Additionally, I have broad experience in financial engineering and finance arrangements with the investors as well as banks.I have very wide experience from different #leadership and #management positions, on various organization levels, starting from department manager up to the chairman of board of directors’ level. My specialties: #strategicplanning and #strategyimplementation, #changemanagement focusing on #profitability and #growth, developing/coaching people and setting up #highperformanceteams, investments in manufacturing machinery gaining #productivity, #lean, #kaizen, internationalizing business. I ADD GREAT VALUE TO COMPANIES BY:- Bringing in my broad experience and expertise- Leading and developing people to reach set targets and outstanding results- Effectively leading and managing change- Implementing world class methods and best practice- Using my broad network of people from various countries and industries- Working in CEO/MD/BoD positions