Corporate governance

Management Team

The CEO is responsible for the management, guidance and supervision of Aiforia’s business operations. In addition, the CEO is responsible for the day-to-day executive management of Aiforia in accordance with the instructions and orders given by the Board of Directors. In addition, the CEO shall ensure that Aiforia’s accounting practices comply with the Finnish legislation and that its financials have been arranged in a reliable manner. The duties of the CEO are governed primarily by the Limited Liability Companies Act. The CEO shall provide the Board of Directors and its members with the information necessary for the performance of the duties of the Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors appoints and dismisses the CEO. The Board of Directors decides on the terms and conditions of the CEO’s employment, and they are defined in a written service agreement. In addition, the Board of Directors decides on the remuneration of the members of the Management Team.

The duty of Aiforia’s Management Team is to support the CEO in the planning of the operations and operational management. In addition, the Management Team prepares possible investments, business acquisitions and development projects. Aiforia’s Management team convenes regularly.

Jukka Tapaninen

Chief Executive Officer
Chief Executive Officer and member of the Management Team since 2020
Finnish citizen
Master of Science (Economics)
Born 1963

Relevant work experience

Pegasystems Inc, Vice President 2016–2020
SAP, Vice President 2004–2016

Current positions of trust

QPR Oyj, Member of the Board of Directors since 2021
Meshworks Wireless Oy, Member of the Board of Directors since 2011
WeVision Oy, Member of the Board of Directors since 2014

Previous positions of trust

Addoro Ab, Chairman of the Board of Directors 2014–2017
Aiforia, Member of the Board of Directors 2015–2020

Kaisa Helminen

Chief Operating Officer
Chief Operating Officer since 2020, member of the Management Team since 2014
Finnish citizen
Master of Science (Biochemistry)
Born 1975

Relevant work experience

Sartorius Biohit Liquid Handling, Product Manager 2012–2014
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Product Manager 2010–2012
Finnzymes, Product Manager 2001–2010

Current positions of trust

Finnish Bioindustries, Member of the Board of Directors since 2023

Veli-Matti Parkkonen

Chief Financial Officer
Chief Financial Officer and member of the Management Team since 2021
Finnish citizen
Master of Science (Economics)
Born 1963

Relevant work experience

Prudentus Capital Oy, Director 2017–2018
Finesco Capital Oy, Investment Manager and Partner 2016–2017
Pareto Securities Oy/E Öhman J:or Securities Finland Oy, Director 2007–2014
Evli Securities Oyj, manager 1994–2006

Current positions of trust

Alesco Investment Partners Oy, Member of the Board of Directors since 2014
3-Stiernet Oy, Member of the Board of Directors since 2009
Suonenjoen Kone ja Rauta Oy, Member of the Board of Directors since 2018

Previous positions of trust

BCB Medical Oy, Member of the Board of Directors 2013–2017
Finesco Capital Oy, Member of the Board of Directors 2016–2017
Yeford Oy, Member of the Board of Directors 2017–2018

Tuomas Ropponen

Chief Technology Officer
Platform owner since 2016, Chief Technology Officer and member of the Management Team since 2017
Finnish Citizen
Master of Science (Technology)
Born 1978

Relevant work experience

Outotec, Platform Owner 2013–2016
Outotec, Software Project Manager 2012–2013
Sartorius Biohit Liquid Handling, Team Leader software development 2011–2013
Sartorius Biohit Liquid Handling, Software Engineer 2010–2011
Oy Delta-Enterprise Ltd, Automation Manager 2002–2010, partner 2005–2010

Panu Kauppila

Chief Product Officer
Chief Product Officer and member of the Management Team since 2023
Finnish Citizen
Master of Science (Technology)
Born 1964

Relevant work experience

Aiforia Technologies Oyj, Vice President of Product Management since 2022
Philips, Senior R&D Director Radiation Oncology and Digital Pathology 2017–2022
Philips, various Radiology R&D leadership roles 2002–2017
Marconi Medical/Picker International, MRI R&D and SW manager 1993–2002

Thomas Westerling-Bui

Chief Commercial Officer, Americas
Chief Commercial Officer, Americas and member of the Management Team since 2022
Finnish Citizen, US permanent resident
Doctor of Philosophy
Born 1974

Relevant work experience

Aiforia Technologies Oyj, Vice President of AI Solutions and Strategy
since 2018
Research Fellow, Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School 2008–2018

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Management ownership

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