About
b. 1970
Chief Executive Officer since March 2023
Member of the Executive Management Team since March 2023.
Heikki Veijola has a master's degree in Economics (M.Sc., Turku School of Economics and Business Administration) majoring in International Marketing.
Area of responsibility
As the CEO of QPR Software, Heikki Veijola is responsible for managing the running administration of the Company in accordance with the instructions and regulations issued by the Board of Directors. Veijola is also responsible for representing the Company, its operational management, sales and partner operations, human resources, and preparation of decisions and implementation thereof that belong to the Board of Directors.
Experience
Veijola has most recently served as Enreach Oy’s Director of Strategic Partnerships and a member of the executive management team, being responsible for business operations in the Microsoft and Salesforce ecosystems as well as for cooperation with system integrators, consultants, and other strategic partnerships, especially in Northern Europe. Before this, Veijola was the Sales Director of Enreach Oy.
Veijola has strong experience in building and renewing sales, international growth, partner ecosystems, and cloud- and SaaS (Software as a Service) businesses. During his career, Veijola has also worked for 11 years in Finland's largest marketing group Salomaa Group as a CEO of KASKI Agency, and advertising agency Adsek Oy, leading the companies through two industry transformations.
About
b. 1975
Chief Financial Officer
Member of the Executive Management Team since August 2022.
Mervi holds a Master's degree in Economics from the University of Oulu and has also completed the Finance Executive program at Aalto Executive Education and the Good Board Member (HHJ) training.
Area of responsibility
Kerkelä-Hiltunen 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.
Experience
Kerkelä-Hiltunen has more than 20 years of solid expertise in finance and management, as well as a wealth of knowledge in the fields of telecom, technology and manufacturing industries in business-to-business, and consulting. Before joining QPR, she was in charge of the Deloitte Finance and Performance Energy, Resources and Industrial clients portfolio, business finance offering as well as regional CFO program coordination.
Prior to joining Deloitte, Mervi had a lengthy career at Nokia where she held a variety of global financial management positions, including Head of Finance Transformation and Group Functions, Finance Process Owner, Head of Business Reporting, and ss the CFO and Chair of the Board of the Indian mobile phone factory and company.
About
Member of the Executive Management Team since July 2007.
Erkheikki holds a master's degree in industrial engineering and management.
Area of responsibility
Matti Erkheikki is the head of QPR's product management unit and is responsible for QPR's products and the vision and strategy of the product portfolio. It is on Erkheikki's responsibility that the Company's products and their characteristics are in line with the organization's goals and that the product portfolio is constantly developed and improved in accordance with the needs of customers and target groups.
Experience
Erkheikki has been employed by QPR since 2002, first as a consultant, participating in QPR's delivery projects both domestically and internationally. In 2005, Erkheikki worked as the company's development manager, and in 2006 as the regional manager responsible for the USA and Canada operations in California at QPR's American subsidiary. In the years 2007–2014, he as responsible for QPR's Finnish business and in the years 2012–2014 also for the global OEM business. Prior to his current position, since January 2015, he has held the role of Business Director, responsible for QPR's process mining and strategy management operations internationally.
About
Member of the Executive Management Team since January 2017
Aspinen holds a Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering and Management.
Area of responsibility
Experience
About
CTO
Pekka Keskiivari has a Master’s degree in Engineering from Helsinki University of Technology as well as having done postgraduate studies at MIT and Aalto University.
Area of responsibility
Pekka Keskiivari is responsible for QPR’s software product development, cloud service development and production, and customer care services.
Experience
Pekka Keskiivari has over 25 years of experience in software development and ICT services. Prior to joining QPR, he worked as Chief Technology Officer for Diktamen Oy in 2014–2019 and CRF Health in 2006–2014. Before this, Keskiivari held various management and executive positions at Sonera Corporation in the area of Product Development and Management during 1996–2006. Prior to this, he worked for Neste Oyj in various roles in software development and ICT services.
About
b. 1977
Chief Marketing Officer
Member of the Executive Management Team since February 2022.
Salo has a Master's degree in Economics (M.Sc., Turku School of Economics and Business Administration) majoring in marketing. Salo also has a Bachelor of Business Administrarion (B.Sc.) degree in international business from Häme University of Applied Sciences.
Area of responsibility
Sanna Salo is responsible for the strategy, planning, development, and implementation of QPR Software's brand, marketing, communication, and stock exchange communication.
Experience
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.
About
Director of Consulting
Member of the Executive Management Team since March 2023.
Teemu Lehto holds a Doctoral degree in Technology.
Area of responsibility
Teemu Lehto is responsible for QPR Software's consulting business.
Experience
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.
About
b. 1963
Chief Revenue Officer
Member of the Executive Management Team since June 2022.
Eric Allart is a graduate of IPAG Business School, Finance Major.
Area of responsibility
Eric Allart is responsible for QPR Software's global sales, customer relations and all operations related to revenue growth.
Experience
Eric has strong experience in promoting the growth of sales of business software and software services (Software as a Service). He has helped grow several mid-sized ERP, CRM, and Supply Management innovators into market leaders. Before moving to QPR, Allart worked at Signavio, where he lead the growth of the EMEA South market business into one of the company's most profitable regions.
About
Director, Head of People and Culture
Member of the Executive Management Team since August 2022.
Johanna Lähde has a Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences.
Area of responsibility
Johanna Lähde is responsible for providing HR strategic and operational leadership across the organization. Lähde is also responsible for the personnel development as well as the Company's operating methods and customer-oriented operating culture.
Experience
Lähde is experienced in successful human resource management and business transformation in growth companies. Before joining QPR, Lähde was responsible of talent development and learning and development methodologies at Sofigate.
Additionally, Lähde has worked as HR Director and HR Manager in various ICT companies like Fujitsu and Headstart for over 20 years.
