Sara Reponen Email & Phone Number

I'm an experienced strategy professional known for my extremely positive can-do attitude and ability to lead complex high impact projects. In my current role as VP, Strategy & Market Intelligence, together with my team I drive the execution of Valio strategy across businesses and markets, and ensure it remains up-to-date in the rapidly changing business environment. Prior to Valio, I worked as a strategy consultant at Accenture, helping Nordic companies become high-performance businesses. I hold a Master's Degree with distinction from the multidisciplinary Strategy Programme at Aalto University School of Business.My strengths:- Strong project and people management skills- Proven ability to work productively under pressure- Excellent communication & cooperation skills incl. verbal and written presentation & facilitation skills- Courage to try new things and strong willingness to learn- Reliable and trusted team playerMy career highlights:- Leading several company-wide cross-functional strategy development and transformation projects - Helping stock-listed companies and governmental organizations transform their operations to enable growth and improved profitability and efficiency- Being a trusted key member of strategically critical (>10 MEUR) sales opportunity development projects- Developing two (2) Circular Economy Playbooks for manufacturing and chemical companies- Learning what AI design is in practice through a chatbot development projectMy interests:- Strategy & business development, design, sustainability, tech innovation, sports, health & wellness, traveling, great food, good coffee, happy people You may reach me by sending e-mail to: sara.reponen@gmail.com

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