Meet our Industrial Advisors - here to support our portfolio companies
By Evli Growth Partners
We have brought together a diverse group of industry experts from Finland and abroad to work as EGP's advisors. Their expertise ranges from e-commerce and software to cleantech, medtech, deep tech and beyond. Our advisors are here to support all our portfolio companies, the old and the new.
In the midst of Covid, with less interactions and physical meetings the importance of making personal connections becomes ever so important. To combat this challenge and to better support our portfolio companies with specific industry expertise we have brought together a diverse group of professionals. The aim of the advisors is to first and foremost share knowledge on industry trends and technologies as well as support in key recruitments, board work and in potential co-investments. No matter what the industry; ranging from e-commerce to software and quantum computing – we’ve got your back. Meet our advisors below.
Ainomaija Haarla
Board professional with 12 BoD and 4 advisory roles, 13 years in PE actively involved with 17 startups, former Professor at Aalto University
Industry expertise: Biotech, food & health, energy, higher education
Ari-pekka salovaara
Founder of 2 SaaS companies, 10 BoD roles, currently Segment Director at Visma
Industry expertise: SaaS, cloud software
Ingmar Björkman
Professor and Dean at Aalto University, where he served as dean of the School of Business 2012-2019
Industry expertise: Management issues in international organizations
Juha-Matti liukkonen
Director of Space & Technologies at Reaktor, 25 years introducing new technologies
Industry expertise: New technologies, sustainable solutions
juho loippo
CEO at Loipposet Oy, a Finnish cleantech-focused investment company
Industry expertise: Paper & process industries, cleantech
Marine antikaineN
Co-founder and first CEO of Galton Voysey
Industry expertise: E-commerce, D2C, digital marketing and branding
philippe guy
Senior Partner Emeritus Alumnus at BCG, 33+ years experience
Industry expertise: Healthcare, medtech, biotech
rajeev suri
Senior Advisor Warburg Pincus and Apollo Global Management. Former CEO of Nokia and Nokia Siemens Networks
Industry expertise: Deep tech, enterprise software, telecom, cloud, analytics
risto enbuska
25+ years in leading tech organizations, currently several investor and advisor roles
Industry expertise: Life Sciences
ville solja
CDBO, MOB and part-owner of Kiilto
Industry expertise: Sustainable business models
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