Petri Lehtivaara and Arja Leijala have been appointed Senior Advisors in Aalto EE. Lehtivaara has a solid experience of international executive education, acquired during more than a decade of teaching in one of Europe's most distinguished business schools, the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Switzerland. Lehtivaara has also worked as an executive consultant in London. Leijala has long experience of development tasks in the banking sector. She has directed the executive training and development programs of the OP-Pohjola Group and worked as a bank manager and board member in the Etelä-Karjalan Osuuspankki cooperative bank.
Miro Malmelin has been appointed Head of Sales and Accounts and member of the management team. Malmelin previously worked as a Senior Account Director in Aalto EE. In his new duties, Malmelin is responsible for sales, account management and the development of sales processes. He will also lead the sales team and continue as the contact person for his largest accounts. Tiina Häikiö, the temporary Head of Sales and Accounts, will return to her duties as an Aalto EE Senior Advisor.
Malmelin has extensive experience of various tasks in the field of international executive education and development. Previous posts include a spell in Hong Kong as Director of Business Development at Right Management consulting firm, and Business Director of Hanken & SSE Executive Education.
“It is a great pleasure to welcome our new reinforcements to the Aalto EE team. Their experience and accomplishments in the field of management and leadership development will boost our growth and grant us a fresh, international perspective”, says Doctor Pekka Mattila, CEO of Aalto EE.
For further information, please contact:
Pekka Mattila (Dr. Pol. Sc.), Managing Director, Visiting Professor
Aalto University Executive Education
Tel: +358 40 738 7221
pekka.mattila@aaltoee.fi
Anu Sirkiä, Head of Growth
Aalto University Executive Education
Tel: + 358 50 568 8638
anu.sirkia@aaltoee.fi
Aalto EE
Aalto University Executive Education offers high-quality executive development services, drawing on the many strengths of its extensive international network and the competencies of Aalto University. Its mission is to build a better world through better leadership and educate a new generation of leaders. Aalto EE’s strengths lie in its global operating model and diverse offering. In addition to Finland and Singapore, Aalto EE offers education programs in Poland, Sweden, South Korea, Taiwan, China, Indonesia, and Russia. Aalto EE holds three respected business university accreditations: AACSB, AMBA jaEQUIS. In this respect, it is representative of the top 0.4% institutions in the world.