Experience

IPR.VC

• Finland
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Partner, Co-founder

  • Apr 2015 - Present

  IPR.VC is an alternative investment fund manager specializing in global media and entertainment industry.


Finnish Venture Capital Association - FVCA
• Member Board Of Directors

  • Mar 2017 - Mar 2021


Digital Media Finland

• Advisor

  • Feb 2016 - Sep 2018

  Strategic consultancy services for media companies (market analyses, strategy formulation, scorecard process implementations, strategy follow-up, management coaching); Speaker at industry events and contributor to professional publications

• Consultant, Partner

  • Mar 2002 - Jan 2016

  Strategic consultancy services for media companies (market analyses, strategy formulation, scorecard process implementations, strategy follow-up, management coaching); Speaker at industry events and contributor to professional publications



To the Point Ltd / Morning Digital Design Oy

• Managing Director

  • Jan 1999 - Dec 2001

  Turned around 60-employee new media company To the Point to a profit-making project organisation Responsibilites strategic planning, a wide variety of leadership tasks (recruiting, motivating and laying off workforce), implementing financial follow-up processes, sales and communications Initiated and implemented the acquisition of two new media business units of TJ Group Plc; after the acquisition the company changed its name to Morning Digital Design; the merger succeeded without… Show more Turned around 60-employee new media company To the Point to a profit-making project organisation Responsibilites strategic planning, a wide variety of leadership tasks (recruiting, motivating and laying off workforce), implementing financial follow-up processes, sales and communications Initiated and implemented the acquisition of two new media business units of TJ Group Plc; after the acquisition the company changed its name to Morning Digital Design; the merger succeeded without weakening the company’s profitability Show less



Edita Plc

• Director, Electronic Publishing

  • May 1998 - Dec 1999

  Head of digital business of a major Finnish printing and publishing company Member of Edita Plc management group 8/1999-8/2001



Apple

• Indonesia
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Manager

  • Sep 1995 - Apr 1998

  Responsibility for Apple’s Finnish dealer channel and implementation of channel programs



Brainware Oy

• Finland
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director

  • Dec 1994 - Aug 1995

  Brainware was the first company in Finland in the business of providing e-learning solutions Corporate and educational clients in Finland, Denmark and Norway The company was acquired by Tietovalta Oy in 1996



Ludwig-Maximilian-Universität München

• Germany
• Higher Education

• Researcher

  • Dec 1993 - Nov 1994

  Created a model for analysing cost-benefit effectiveness of corporate training Publication "Analysing Costs and Benefits of Training – Approaches, Problems and Perspectives".

• Managing Director

  • Jul 1984 - Nov 1993

  Brainware was the first company in Finland in the business of providing e-learning solutions Corporate and educational clients in Finland, Denmark and Norway