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Erkki Panula
Boyden Oy · Finland
Boyden Oy
Technology Sector Executive Search · Finland
Erkki Panula, Managing Partner at Boyden Finland, Global Head of Fintech and Life Science Tech., 56 years, Finnish national.
Languages: Finnish, English, Swedish
With 15 years’ experience in international executive search in the High Technology, Life Science Technologies and Fintech sectors companies, Erkki leads international and local assignments for listed, VC-owned and other growth companies addressing transitional changes. He also works across industries with companies facing digital transformations while implementing emerging technologies such as IoT, AI, Data Analytics and SaaS. Erkki typically focuses on Board and CxO-level executives, while also conducting Leadership reviews for Boards and Management teams.
Prior to the Executive Search, Erkki spent 25 years’ in senior executive roles for global ICT-, Software and Electronics sector companies in the US, EMEA, Nordics and Russia. He held several Executive roles at US-listed Tech Data Corporation, located in Finland and Switzerland. He was EVP for Stonesoft Corporation, a global cybersecurity company. He began his career in military electronics in R&D Engineering and project management roles. While in leadership roles he recruited hundreds of professionals and executives globally. He was a Board Member of Boyden World Corporation during 2009 to 2012.
Erkki holds a B.Sc., engineering from the Swedish Institute of Technology/Tekniska Läroverket (Helsinki).
Languages: Finnish, English, Swedish
With 15 years’ experience in international executive search in the High Technology, Life Science Technologies and Fintech sectors companies, Erkki leads international and local assignments for listed, VC-owned and other growth companies addressing transitional changes. He also works across industries with companies facing digital transformations while implementing emerging technologies such as IoT, AI, Data Analytics and SaaS. Erkki typically focuses on Board and CxO-level executives, while also conducting Leadership reviews for Boards and Management teams.
Prior to the Executive Search, Erkki spent 25 years’ in senior executive roles for global ICT-, Software and Electronics sector companies in the US, EMEA, Nordics and Russia. He held several Executive roles at US-listed Tech Data Corporation, located in Finland and Switzerland. He was EVP for Stonesoft Corporation, a global cybersecurity company. He began his career in military electronics in R&D Engineering and project management roles. While in leadership roles he recruited hundreds of professionals and executives globally. He was a Board Member of Boyden World Corporation during 2009 to 2012.
Erkki holds a B.Sc., engineering from the Swedish Institute of Technology/Tekniska Läroverket (Helsinki).
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