President and CEO, and Management Team

 Kari Happonen

KARI HAPPONEN, born in 1958
Master of Political Science
Ixonos Plc, President & CEO, 1 May 2002 -
Member of Tieto-X´s Board of Directors 1999 - 2002

Significant work history:
2002 - Tieto-X Plc, Chief Executive Officer
994 - 2002 Terra Nova Group Plc, Chief Executive Officer
999 - 2000 Menire Plc, Chief Executive Officer

Management Team

The Management Team comprises Mr. Kari Happonen, President and CEO; Mr. Timo Leinonen, Senior Vice President and CFO; Mr. Kari Liuska Senior Vice President  and Director, Business operations; Mr. Asko Vainionpää, Senior Vice President and CAO, head of Administration unit; Mr. Timo Kaisla, Senior Vice President and Director, Media & Communities; Mr. Pasi Iljin, Vice President and Director, Service Production; as well as the staff’s representative, Mr. Esa Launis, Chief Shop Steward.

Information on number of shares in the company and option rights by the CEO and the members of the Management Team can be fould on site "Insiders".

KARI LIUSKA, born in 1963
Information Technology Engineer, Master of Science
Ixonos Plc, Senior Vice President and Director, Business Operations 2008 -

Significant work history:
2003 - 2008 Ixonos Plc, Director of the Telecommunications Business Unit
1999 - 2003 Wts Oy, Chief Executive Officer
1996 - 1999 Sales & Manager tasks in IT companies as well as consulting tasks
1987 - 1995 Design & Project management tasks in telecommunications companies (e.g. Nokia)

 

ASKO VAINIONPÄÄ, born in 1952
Examination from Automated Data Processing Institute
Ixonos Plc, Senior Vice President and CAO 2009 -

Significant work history:
2008-2009 Ixonos Plc, Director, Service Production
2004 - 2008 Ixonos Plc, Director of the Systems Services Business Unit
2000 - 2004 Tieto-X Plc, Director of the profit centre, Finance & Public Administration
1984 - 2000 Topsystems Plc, Project Manager/Chief Executive Officer
1981 - 1984 Fennia, Project Manager
1974 - 1981 VTKK (Government Computing Centre), Designer

 

TIMO KAISLA, born in 1969
Master of Science in Technology
Ixonos Plc, Senior Vice President and Director, Media & Communities 2009 -

Significant work history:
2008 - 2009 Ixonos Plc, Director of the Operators & ICT Business Unit
2007 - 2008 Ixonos Project Management Services, Chief Executive Officer
2006 - 2007 Ixonos Plc, Service 4 Mobile Plc, Chief Executive Officer
2000 - 2006 Service 4 Mobile Plc (S4M), Chief Executive Officer 
1999 - 2000 Vodafone Hungary, Independent Consultant
1998 - 1999 Orange Communications SA, Independent Consultant
1996 - 1998 P Plus Communications Ltd Hong Kong, Manager
1993 - 1996 Telecom Finland Plc, Project Manager

 

TIMO LEINONEN, born in 1970
Master of Administrative Sciences
Ixonos Plc, Senior Vice President and CFO 2008 -

Significant work history:
2006 - 2008 Suomen Terveystalo Plc, Chief Financial Officer
2004 - 2006 Tieto-X Plc, Chief Financial Officer
2002 - 2004 Tieto-X Plc, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Administrative Officer
2000 - 2002 Tieto-X Plc, Business controller
1999 - 2000 APT-yhtiöt, Expert

 

 

PASI ILJIN, born in 1969
Master of Philosophy
Ixonos Plc, Vice President, Director, Service Production 2009 -

Significant work history
2008 - 2009 Ixonos Plc, Director, Software Production
2007 - 2008 Ixonos Plc Director, Key Customer Accounts
2006 - 2007 Ixonos Plc, Site Manager
2005 - 2006 Elcoteq Design Center Plc, Manager, SW Design 
2005 - 2005 Varian Medical Systems Finland Plc, SW Architect & Systems Engineering Manager
2003 - 2004 Varian Medical Systems Imaging Laboratory GmBH, Systems Project Manager
1996 - 2002 Varian Medical Systems, Project Manager

 Esa Launis

ESA LAUNIS, born in 1975
Master of Philosophy
Ixonos Plc, Project Manager 2003 -
Ixonos Plc, Chief Shop Steward 2009 -

Significant work history
1999 - 2003 Nokia and TietoEnator, Team Leader