Arno Paula

CFO at Padel X
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Olli Kolehmainen

Arno has been an invaluable team member supporting Ketokamu's growth from just two products to fifteen products and over 500 retail locations and counting while consistently improving profitability. Beyond Arno’s primarily responsibilities as Ketokamu’s CFO he has brought immense value to Ketokamu’s leadership team by supporting strategic business development projects and negotiations, helping build and manage Ketokamu’s team toward strategic goals. Arno has a strong analytical mindset and strategic business judgment. In addition, Arno has great leadership skills. He inspires and helps people around him grow and succeed in their work.

Juha Elovirta

Arno is motivated, hard-working and trustworthy team member. Overall Arno received very good feedback from the people who worked with him, and personally I think that he has courage to put himself on the line no matter whether a client assignment, company event or sports race. I recommend him to any similar position

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Experience

    • Finland
    • Wellness and Fitness Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • CFO
      • Mar 2022 - Present

      ------------------------------------- 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. ------------------------------------- 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.

    • Food & Beverages
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Advisor
      • Mar 2022 - Dec 2022

    • CFO
      • Jan 2021 - Mar 2022

      * 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! Show less

    • Finland
    • Wellness and Fitness Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • CFO
      • Mar 2015 - Dec 2020

      * 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 Show less

    • Co-Founder
      • Jan 2014 - Dec 2020

      * 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. Show less

    • Business Consulting and Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Consultant
      • Sep 2013 - Dec 2013

      * 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. * 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.

    • Professional Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Management Consultant
      • Jan 2013 - Jun 2013

      * 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. Show less

    • Consultant Intern
      • Oct 2011 - Dec 2011

      * 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. Show less

    • Denmark
    • Banking
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Summer Intern Analyst
      • May 2011 - Sep 2011

      * 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. Show less

    • Finland
    • Armed Forces
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Special Forces Combat Diver
      • Jan 2006 - Dec 2006

      * 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. * 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.

Education

  • Aalto University
    Master of Science, Finance
    2010 - 2013
  • University of Florida
    MBA program studies, exchange semester, part of Master's degree at Aalto
    2012 - 2012
  • National University of Singapore
    MBA program studies, exchange semester, part of Bachelor's degree at Aalto
    2010 - 2010

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