Konsta Saarela Email & Phone Number

Helsinki, FI

Executive Interim Management and Advisory services for IT projects and growth aspiring technology companies.

Helsinki, Uusimaa, FI

Sniffie is a scale-up developing an AI based pricing automation platform. Our ARR is over 1M€ and we secured a 2,5M€ seed funding in January 2022.

Vantaa, Southern Finland, FI

VBO is a cooperative retail company with annual revenue of 400M€ from mainly groceries (Prisma, S-Market, Sale) and gas stations (ABC). We are a part of S Group, which is the largest retailer in Finland. VBO operates in Uusimaa district and Åland.

Espoo, Southern Finland, FI

First external CEO for leading Low-Code and Process Development Consultancy, Microsoft Power Apps and Outsystems partner.

Jyväskylä, West And Inner Finland, FI

Since 2019, Woolman has grown from 30 to 100+ professionals and became the largest Shopify agency in Europe. The share of Woolman’s international business is over 50%. Woolman also has a growing SaaS portfolio. My role has been enabling the growth outside of Finland by developing our team and offering while also working tightly with our premium customers.

Dublin 2, IE

I was responsible for the Artificial Intelligence practice within Accenture Technology / Intelligent Engineering Services.

Dublin 2, IE

I was responsible for setting up Accenture's Liquid Studios to all Nordic countries. Liquid Studios are a key component in Accenture's Open Innovation architecture and central part of transforming Accenture. We prototype, pilot and experiment with latest and future technologies. The total headcount of the studios was 70.

Dublin 2, IE

I am responsible for building a new business concept that combines Fjord, Accenture Strategy and Accenture Technology. A46 is a global forerunner Innovation Hub and home for designers, marketeers, creative technologists and business strategist. We work with our clients in residence and partner with Maria 0-1 - the largest startup hub in the Nordics.Liquid.

Espoo, Uusimaa, FI

I was responsible for managing and growing Solteq's business outside of Finland. The wide role covered integrating the two companies, supporting business units’ growth strategies, business development, sales, accounts, and M&A.

Helsinki, Uusimaa, FI

Virvo was a 50-person HR Services Provider with services ranging from HR Outsourcing to Payroll, Recruitment and HR Strategy Consulting. I brought to Virvo expertise in business model creation, sales management, and M&A. The owners’ target was an exit, which was completed in August 2016 when Virvo was sold to Azets.Virvo was acquired by Visma Group in.

Jyväskylä, FI

I was part of the leadership team that transformed Descom from a 70 person developer pool into a project company and further to a strategic business partner for major businesses in the Nordics. In 2010-2015, Descom’s revenue grew from 7M€ to 35M€, our personnel to 230 and our international revenue was over 20%.I also had a key role in the transaction.

Jyväskylä, FI

I was responsible for transforming and leading Descom’s sales and part of the leadership team.

Armonk, New York, NY, US

I was responsible for sales and development of IBM’s eCommerce, Business Process Management and Integration Software business covering large and mid-sized clients in Retail, Banking, Insurance and Industrial manufacturing. I continuously reached my sales targets and was considered an appreciated business partner by our partner network.

Armonk, New York, NY, US

I participated in IBM's Global Sales School program and worked with IBM Software Group. I was responsible for launching IBM’s new software channels program (SVI) in the Nordics.

Konsta was responsible for advertisement sales at start-up newspaper Tidningen Papper. Papper was freely distributed youth and urban culture paper. Konsta started two months before the first issue was published planning and executing the advertisement sales until September 2006. Papper was later sold to KSF Media.

Helsinki, Southern Finland, FI

Konsta worked as sales assistant at North African Department. He was responsible for supporting sales and order processing of the department.

Espoo, Uusimaa, FI

Konsta was initially a holiday stand-in for the team, but stayed on as a part-time assistant handling ledgers and money transfers.

Early in his studies, Konsta took the challenge of working in a different country in different language. In this position, Konsta was responsible for incoming orders, delivery follow-up, billing, customer ledger, consumer contacts and traditional secretary tasks.

M. Sc. (Econ), Finance, (Accounting, Spanish, French)

Exchange Student, Finance, Marketing

Sales

Lieutnant, Fire Control, Marine Infantry

International Baccalaureate, Economics, Maths, Physics, English, Swedish, Finnish