Experience

Fennica Gaming

• Finland
• Gambling Facilities and Casinos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Vice President

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  - Responsible for new business and partnerships globally on B2B business - Member of the Management team - Customer Success Management, Sales, Marketing and Communications ownership - Bridging the customers with product houses, partner network and innovation process - Focus on State licensed operators - Responsible for new business and partnerships globally on B2B business - Member of the Management team - Customer Success Management, Sales, Marketing and Communications ownership - Bridging the customers with product houses, partner network and innovation process - Focus on State licensed operators


MyPa Football Club
• Board Member

  • Nov 2020 - Present


Veikkaus Oy

• Finland
• Gambling Facilities and Casinos
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Vice President, New Business, Customers and Partnerships

  • Sep 2019 - Jul 2022

  - Responsible for new business and partnerships globally on B2B business - Member of the BU International Management team - Process ownership - Focus on State licensed operators - Responsible for new business and partnerships globally on B2B business - Member of the BU International Management team - Process ownership - Focus on State licensed operators



KAMBI SERVICES LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• Retail Office Equipment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director, State Lottery Business

  • Jan 2016 - Aug 2019

  - Global State Lottery Business owner - Global State Lottery Business Development owner - Sales Process owner - Partnerships with key suppliers and customers - Partnership with key associations - Member of the Management team - Global State Lottery Business owner - Global State Lottery Business Development owner - Sales Process owner - Partnerships with key suppliers and customers - Partnership with key associations - Member of the Management team



Sportradar AG

• Switzerland
• Telecommunications

• Director, State Lottery Business

  • Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

  Global State Lottery Business responsibility including Business development.- Bridging the customers and product houses- Sales coordination and partnerships with key suppliers and/ or customers- Sports Integrity work with selected governments and sports federations

• Director, State Lottery Business

  • Aug 2013 - Dec 2014

  Global State Lottery Business responsibility including Business development. - Bridging the customers and product houses- Sales coordination and partnerships with key suppliers and/ or customers- Sports Integrity work with selected governments and sports federations



Veikkaus Solutions Oy

• Vice President, International Business & Partnerships

  • Jul 2011 - Jul 2013

  Global business and development responsibility within the lottery and gaming sector.Advisor to the Viking group CEO's (8 countries).Representative of 10 countries within the Eurojackpot project. Successfully launched in 2012.Continued support and representation of the CEO & President of Veikkaus on international events and projects.

• Senior Advisor to the CEO & President

  • Dec 2010 - Jun 2011

  Representation of the CEO & President of Veikkaus in various global seminars and events. Speaker over Sports integrity, match fixing and interactive gaming in Lottery seminars. Developing member of the newly structured European sports working group.Coordination of the meetings and development on behalf of the Chairman.

• Business Development Manager, International Co-Operation

  • Dec 2005 - Nov 2010

  International business projects within sports betting and lottery business.Negotiation over monitoring cooperation and protection of sports integrity on behalf of ELMS founding members with UEFA, FIFA-EWS, IOC and Sport Accord.Successfully signed contracts.Member of the European sports betting working group.Co-development of European Lotteries monitoring system. Launched in 2009.HQ in Copenhagen.Co-author with Christian Kalb for the European Lotteries Code of conduct. Signed in Budapest in 2007.

• Sales Manager, International Partnerships

  • May 2003 - Nov 2005

  Global Sales and partnership development of OnNet interactive gaming platform within State Lottery sector.Partners included HiQ, DeLotto and Folkspel. Platform was sold to GTECH Corporation.Ownership transferred in January 2005.



European Football Pool

• Advisor to the President

  • 2008 - Dec 2011

  Coordination and negotiation of international project and partnerships with selected sports federations like UEFA. Merger negotiations between EFP and EL. Merged in 2011. Representation of the President in various international events. Involvement in sponsoring work on behalf of the members for newly founded Europa League qualification rounds (formerly known as UEFA Intertoto-Cup). Sports integrity work involving negotiations and presentations to European State Lotteries. Coordination and negotiation of international project and partnerships with selected sports federations like UEFA. Merger negotiations between EFP and EL. Merged in 2011. Representation of the President in various international events. Involvement in sponsoring work on behalf of the members for newly founded Europa League qualification rounds (formerly known as UEFA Intertoto-Cup). Sports integrity work involving negotiations and presentations to European State Lotteries.



Synera Oy

• Manufacturing

• Sales Director

  • 2001 - 2002

  Start-up. Founding member. Member of the management team. Start-up. Founding member. Member of the management team.



Tellabs Ltd

• Key Account Manager

  • 1999 - 2001

  Key account manager for Mannesmann D2 in Germany and Finnish Army. Sales training and consulting in Latin-American countries within Telecom sector. Key account manager for Mannesmann D2 in Germany and Finnish Army. Sales training and consulting in Latin-American countries within Telecom sector.



Sonera Ltd

• India
• Financial Services

• Area Sales Manager & Product Marketing Manager

  • 1994 - 1999

  Setting up the office in Düsseldort together with the country manager. First customer acquisitions in Germany e.g. Dresdner Bank, Siemens AG and the solution sales for their North-European, Baltic and Russian networks. Partner negotiations with German telecom operators like DT AG, Arcor and some citycarriers. Customer consulting in value added services and solution sales for international customers like Hackman, Halton, Planmeca, Myllykoski Group. Sales training and product marketing.