Executive Board

Matti Hyytiäinen (b. 1960)
President & CEO 
M. Sc. (Economics)
With the company from 2012.
Previously Etteplan Oyj´s President and CEO (2008-2011), KONE Oyj, Escalator division´s Senior Vice President (2001-2007), Perlos Oyj´s Senior Executive Vice President (2001), KONE Elevators Co., Ltd´s President (1996-2000), PT KONE Indo Elevator´s President (1994-1996), KONE Oyj Hissit Suomi, General Manager, subsidiaries and acquisitions (1989 – 1994), Hissi-Ala Oy´s General Manager (1986 –1989), KONE Oyj Hissit Suomi, Assistant Controller (1984-1986).
Member of the Board of Directors at Kemppi Oy.


 
Jyrki Keronen (b.1966)
Senior Vice President, Business Development &  APAC
BSc. Eng., EMBA
With the company from 2011 and member of Executive Board from 2012.
Previously Senior Vice President Rautaruukki Oyj Engineering ja Construction divisions (2009 – 2011), Vice President, Business Development Nypro Inc. Consumer & Electronics division (2003-2009), President Perlos Inc. (2002-2003), leadership positions in Perlos both in  Americas regions and in Europe (1996 – 2002).

 

Jani Kiljala (b. 1975)
President, Wiring Systems, Europe
M.Sc. (Tech.)
With the company from 1999 and member of the Executive Board from 2013.
Previously PKC Wiring Systems Vice President Sales&Engineering Europe&APAC (2012-2013), PKC Eesti AS Managing Director (2008 – 2012), PKC Group Oyj Account Director (2006-2008) and management positions in production, logistics and IT (1999-2006).

 
Pekka Korkala (b. 1969)
President, Wiring Systems, South America
M.Sc. (Tech.)
With the company and member of the Executive Board from 2012.
Previously Lahden Autokori Oy´s Managing Director (2010-2012), PKC Group Oyj´s Vice President, Wiring Harnesses (2008-2009), PKC Group Oyj´s Mexican unit´s Production Director (2006-2008), Business Unit Director (2002-2006), Brazilian unit´s Business Controller (1999-2002), previously holding positions in production management. Prior to that, he acted as Rannikon Konetekniikka Oy´s Production Manager (1995-1998).


Sanna Raatikainen (b.1972)
General Counsel
LL.M. with court training
With the company from 1999 and member of the Executive Board from 2008.
Previously PKC Group´s Legal Counsel (1999-2008), court training at district court of Oulu (1997-1998).


 
 
Jarmo Rajala (b. 1962)
President, Electronics
M.Sc. (Econ.)
With the company and member of the Executive Board from 2005.
Previously PKC Group's Business Unit Director (2005-2006), Suomen 3C Oy's Business Unit Director (2005), Cybelius Software Oy´s Sales Director (2003-2005), Tammerneon Europe Ltd's (Hungary) Managing Director (1998-2003), Finland Trade Center Budapest's Trade Commissioner (1997), Vaasa University´s Liaison Officer, Project Manager and Lecturer (1990-1996), United Nations / UNIFIL (Lebanon) Platoon Leader (1989-1990), Vaasa University's Training Designer and Lecturer (1987-1989). 


Frank Sovis (b. 1961)
President, Wiring Systems, North America
MBA, BBA
With the company from 2011 and member of the Executive Board from 2012.
Previously, President & Chief Executive Officer - AEES (2009 – 2011), Chief Operating Officer - Noble International (2007 – 2009), President Interior Systems Division - Lear Corporation (2000 – 2006), Vice President - Lear Corporation (1995 – 2000), Director of Finance - Lear Corporation (1990 – 1994), Manufacturing Consulting - Ernst & Young (1987 – 1990), Financial Specialist - General Motors (1983 – 1987).


Juha Torniainen (b. 1966)
CFO
M.Sc. (Econ.)
With the company and member of the Executive Board from 2012.
Previously StaffPoint Oy, Managing Director (2009-2012), Perlos Corporation, CFO (2006-2009), Perlos Corporation, Executive Vice President, Finance and Information Management (2003-2005), Perlos Corporation, Director, Finance (2000-2002), Oy Veho Ab, Business Controller (1998-2000), Kemira Oyj, Controller (1994-1998).