Executive Management Team
Jari Jaakkola
b. 1961
Chief Executive Officer as of January 2008.
Member of Executive Management Team since August 2006.
Been with the company since August 2006.
Mr. Jari Jaakkola worked from August 2006 to January 2008 as Senior Vice President, Business Operations at QPR Software Plc. Jari Jaakkola’s previous experience covers leadership positions in Sonera Corporation and M-real Corporation. He also has extensive experience from positions in international advertising and PR agencies and the Finnish media. Mr. Jaakkola holds a B.A. degree in journalism from Tampere University and an MBA from Henley Management College.
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Maija Erkheikki
b. 1978
Vice President Software Sales International since August 2011
Member of Executive Management Team since January 2008
Been with the company since October 2005
Mrs. Maija Erkheikki is responsible for the sales and delivery of QPR’s software outside of Finland. Before joining QPR she worked as a consultant and was employed by a QPR reseller partner. At QPR she started as a senior consultant training reseller partners and implementing solutions for Finnish customers. Since August 2006 she was based in California and supported US reseller partners and implemented solutions for the US customers. Starting July 2007 she was in charge of channel sales and developing the distribution channel in the US. Year 2008 she worked as Vice President, Channel Sales Europe and Americas. As of January 2009 Maija Erkheikki worked as Vice President, Services and Solutions until she stayed on maternity leave in June 2010. Maija Erkheikki holds a Masters degree in Industrial Engineering and Management.
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Matti Erkheikki
b. 1978
Vice President, Business Operations Finland since January 2009.
Member of Executive Management Team since July 2007.
Been with the company since February 2002.
Mr. Matti Erkheikki is responsible for selling QPR’s software and service products to corporate and public sector customers in Finland. Matti Erkheikki has been employed by QPR Software since February 2002. Initially he worked as a consultant implementing QPR solutions globally, since August 2005 as a Business Development Manager and since July 2006 as the Regional Vice President of USA and Canada for QPR's California-based subsidiary QPR Software, Inc. As of July 2007 he has been responsible for QPR's software sales in Finland. Matti Erkheikki holds a Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering and Management.
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Jyrki Karasvirta
b. 1963
Vice President, Communications and Marketing since February 2010.
Member of Executive Management Team since February 2010.
Been with the company since June 2008.
Mr. Jyrki Karasvirta is responsible for the Group’s marketing and communication. From June 2008 to February 2010 he worked as Communications Director in QPR Software. Karasvirta has earlier hold management level Corporate Communication positions in TeliaSonera Finland Oyj, Sonera Corporation and Asset Management Company Arsenal Ltd. Jyrki Karasvirta has a strong experience from international corporate communication tasks. From 2006 to 2008 he was the deputy chairman of ProCom – the Finnish Association of Communications Professionals. Jyrki Karasvirta holds Ms.Sc. degree in Corporate Communications and has a Marketing Management Diploma from the Institute of Marketing.
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Teemu Lehto
b. 1970
Vice President of Business Development since January 2010.
Member of Executive Management Team since May 2002.
Been with the company since December 1999.
Mr. Teemu Lehto is responsible for the development of new businesses for QPR and innovation activities. He has been employed by QPR since September 1999. At first, he acted as a Product Manager, Senior Consultant and Sales Manager, and since April 2001 as a Global Partner Manager. He was the Vice President of Professional Services from 2002 to 2006. He was the Vice President of Strategic Accounts and Markets during 2006–2007. In 2008-2009 he worked as the Vice President of Marketing, Solutions and Business Development. Teemu Lehto was also responsible for product development from December 2002 to March 2004.
Before joining QPR he was the Managing Director at Planway Oy. Prior to this, he worked at ICL Data Oy as Development Manager at the DataWarehousing Center, at ViSolutions Oy as Product Development Manager, at Nokia Research Center as Application Developer in the department of knowledge management, and at Systeemikonsultit Oy as Application Developer. Teemu Lehto holds a Master’s degree in Engineering, with Information Technology as his major subject.
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Päivi Martti
b. 1959
Chief Financial Officer since November 2009.
Member of Executive Management Team from May 2008 to August 2009 and since November 2009.
Been with the company since May 2009.
Ms. Päivi Martti is responsible for the Group's finance, and administration. QPR's insider register is held by the CFO, who also administrates and monitors compliance with Insider Guidelines. Coordination of risk management and internal control and the related reporting is the responsibility of the Chief Financial Officer.
Päivi Martti has worked as Acting Chief Financial Officer in QPR from May 2008 to August 2009. Before joining QPR, she has worked as the CFO in Holiday Club Resorts Oy. In addition, she has held several financial management leadership positions in Sonera Corporation, Sanitec Oyj and Oy Gustav Paulig Ab. Martti is a graduate from Commercial Institute and has a degree from the Institute of Marketing.
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Mikko Mäki-Rahkola
b. 1979
Managing Director of subsidiary Nobultec Ltd since August 2011
Member of Executive Management Team since August 2011
Been with the company since August 2011
Mr. Mikko Mäki-Rahkola is the Managing Director of Nobultec Ltd, a QPR Software Plc. subsidiary. Nobultec is a service company specializing in business process development in SAP system environments. QPR acquired all shares of Nobultec Ltd in August 2011.
Mikko Mäki-Rahkola is one of the founders of Nobultec Ltd. The company started its operations in 2006. He has been Nobultec’s Managing Director since 2006. He has a vast experience from participating customer projects as project manager, process architect or lead developer. Between 2002 and 2005 he worked as a consultant in Accenture Oy (Finland) and 2001 and 2002 as consultant in Fujitsu Invia Oy. During 2004−2008 he was board member in Pesmel Oy and 2005−2006 in Nobultec Ltd. Mikko Mäki-Rahkola holds Masters degrees both in Economics and Computer Sciences.
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Sami Tähtinen
b. 1976
Vice President Products and Technology since January 2011.
Member of Executive Management Team since January 2011.
Been with the company since January 2011.
Mr. Sami Tähtinen is responsible for the Company’s software product portfolio, product strategy, product management, product development and internal ICT. Before QPR he worked as Solutions Sales Manager in CCC Corporation. From 2002 to 2009 he worked as Chief Technology Officer, and prior to that first as System Designer and later as Chief Designer in Frends Technology Ltd. Tähtinen holds a Master’s degree in Engineering.
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Updated on: 15 August 2011.
