Executive management team

b. 1975

Chief Financial Officer

Member of the Executive Management Team since October 2024.

Taru holds a Master of Science degree in Economics and Business Administration.

Mäkinen is responsible for QPR Software's finance and administration, including external and internal reporting, monitoring and managing the financial performance of the business, capital allocation and procurement. She also oversees investor relations, compliance with the Insider Trading Manual, coordination of risk management and treasury functions. 

Mäkinen brings over 20 years of diverse experience in various leadership roles in financial management. Most recently, she served as the CFO of Casambi Technologies Oy and previously held a similar position at Efecte Plc.

Tero Aspinen is responsible for QPR’s business in the Middle East market and for sales and development of Performance Management software solutions globally.

Tero Aspinen has served QPR Software in various roles since 2008. He has been involved in more than a hundred customer cases where organizations have implemented QPR’s solutions. Prior to his current role, Mr. Aspinen worked as Vice President for Middle East Business and Performance Management Solutions (2017–2022).

b. 1980

Chief Operating Officer

Member of the Executive Management Team since January 2024

Mika holds a degree in business information technology from Business School of Oulu.

Maliniemi's area of responsibility includes QPR's software product development, cloud service development and production, and customer support services.

Mika Maliniemi has worked in management and expert positions for over 20 years. Maliniemi has a long career at QPR, where he has been responsible for partnerships and technical consulting. He has also led QPR’s Customer Care, Cloud Services, and the Technical Services units.

Outside QPR, Maliniemi worked at Mawell Plc, where he established and launched their customer support operations. He has also worked at TietoEvry as a manager, leading the customer support and deployments.

Sanna Salo is responsible for the strategy, planning, development, and implementation of QPR Software's brand, marketing, communication, and stock exchange communication. 

Salo has more than 20 years of experience of B2B business in the IT industry through various positions in sales, marketing, and communication. Before starting at QPR, Salo worked as the Marketing and Communications Director of B2B digital marketing solutions provider Fonecta Oy. Before Fonecta, Salo worked for ten years at International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), holding various management positions in marketing both in Finland and in the Nordic countries. Before this, Salo worked for nine years at Atea Finland Oy in a range of marketing, communication, and sales positions. 

Teemu Lehto is responsible for QPR’s professional services business.

Teemu Lehto has worked in management and expert positions at QPR Software for over 20 years. During his long career at QPR, Lehto has been responsible for the consulting business, marketing and communication, product development, as well as sales and partnerships.  

Before joining QPR, Lehto worked as CEO of Planway Oy, as the development manager of ICL Data Oy, and as the product development manager of ViSolutions Oy. He has also previously worked as a software engineer at Nokia Research Center and Systeemikonsultit Oy.