The Executive Management Team of QPR Software Plc in November 2009: Front (from left) Päivi Vahvelainen, Jari Jaakkola, Teemu Lehto and Maija Erkheikki. Behind (from left) Antti Ainasoja, Matti Erkheikki and Tony Virtanen.

 

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.

Mr Jaakkola holds 235,000 shares and 0 stock options of QPR Software Plc. His 100%-owned company Value FM Ltd holds 15,000 shares of QPR Software Plc.

Antti Ainasoja
b. 1976

Vice President, Software Sales International since January 2009. Member of Executive Management Team since January 2008. Been with the company since May 2000.

Mr Antti Ainasoja is responsible for the sales and delivery of QPR’s software outside of Finland. Antti Ainasoja has been employed by QPR since May 2000. Initially he worked as a project manager and consultant implementing QPR solutions for Finnish customers. Since November 2001 he has worked as a Partner Manager establishing distribution channels in various Middle-East and Asian countries, and later as a Regional Manager in charge of channel sales in Asia. In 2008 he worked as the Vice President of Channel Sales Asia and Africa. Antti Ainasoja holds a Master’s degree in Economics, with international marketing as his major subject.

Mr Ainasoja holds 100 shares of QPR Software Plc. 

Maija Erkheikki
b. 1978

Vice President, Services and Solutions since January 2009. Member of Executive Management Team since January 2008. Been with the company since October 2005.

Ms Maija Erkheikki is responsible for delivering consultancy services in Finland and globally with QPR partners and developing easy-to-replicate solutions for customers and partners. Maija Erkheikki has been employed by QPR since October 2005. Before that 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. In 2008 she worked as the Vice President Channel Sales Europe and Americas. Maija Erkheikki holds a Maste’rs degree in Industrial Engineering and Management.

Ms Erkheikki holds 2,000 shares of QPR Software Plc. 

Matti Erkheikki
b. 1978

Vice President, Software Sales 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 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. From July 2007 to December 2008 he worked as the Vice president responsible for Business Operations Finland. Matti Erkheikki holds a Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering and Management.

Mr Erkheikki holds 7,500 shares of QPR Software Plc.  

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.

Mr Lehto holds 136,468 shares of QPR Software Plc. 

Päivi Vahvelainen
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 2008.

Ms Päivi Vahvelainen 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. Päivi Vahvelainen 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.

Ms Vahvelainen does not hold shares of QPR Software Plc.  

Tony Virtanen
b. 1971

Vice President Products and Technology since March 2004. Member of Executive Management Team since August 2006.Been with the company since December 1999.

Mr Tony Virtanen is responsible for the Company’s software product portfolio, product strategy, product management, product development and internal ICT. Tony Virtanen has been with QPR since October 1999. Initially he worked as a consultant, then since January 2002 as a manager for channel support and customer solutions manager. In December 2002 he started as a product manager and in March 2004 was appointed as Vice President Products and Technology.

Before joining QPR in 1999, he worked as Senior Consultant at Planway Oy, as a Systems Analyst at the Business Planning department of Fortum Power and Heat Oy. Prior to this, he worked as a Research Assistant at the Systems Analysis Laboratory of the Helsinki University of Technology. Tony Virtanen is an undergraduate in Engineering, majoring in Information Technology.

Mr Virtanen holds 172,112 shares of QPR Software Plc  

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