Helsinki Business Hub

Tatu Laurila

ceo

I am in charge of Greater Helsinki Promotion as a whole. I am always ready and willing to work for our new and old customers’ best.

My background is in new business creation and in innovation management. The most interesting project before GHP was at Culminatum Innovation where I was in charge of Helsinki’s first ever metropolitan innovation strategy.

M.Soc.Sc., social psychology, University of Helsinki Studies also in the Helsinki School of Economics and Toulouse le Mirail, France

CONTACT/ +358 40 564 3024
tatu.laurila(at)helsinkibusinesshub.fi

Micah Gland

director, operations

To uncover growth opportunities for Helsinki Business Hub and to keep our day-to-day activities aligned with our short-term objectives and long term goals – that’s my job. Have an idea that might help? Give me a call.

Before joining GHP as its first employee in 2006, I was self-employed for five years and did business development work for my own ventures and as a consultant. Prior to that, I’ve held various positions in a mobile start-up and a global technology company.

A native of Philadelphia, USA, I am a dual citizen of the United States and Finland and have called Helsinki home for over 20 years. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in International Business from the Helsinki School of Economics.

CONTACT/ +358 50 373 1442
micah.gland(at)helsinkibusinesshub.fi

Ms. Marika Mäkelä

director, customer services

I am here to help companies to make the most of their investments when entering Helsinki and Finland. The whole Greater Helsinki account management team is here to make sure you get relevant market data, contacts and keys to your new Helsinki office.

I have over ten years of experience in both hands-on and strategic business development for technology companies.

MSc., Economics and Business Administration, Turku School of Economics

CONTACT/ +358 40 523 4530
marika.makela(at)helsinkibusinesshub.fi

Mr. Jukka Kotovirta

director, customer services

CONTACT/ +358 405 883 933
jukka.kotovirta(at)helsinkibusinesshub.fi

Sandeep Shah

manager, customer operations

I help our potential investors by providing relevant and up-to-date information about Greater Helsinki as an investment destination. In addition to inquiry handling, I am actively attracting new investment opportunities.

I have a solid background in sales, account management and project management in the information technology and digital mMedia industry both in the Finnish market and the global market. I am fluent in English, Finnish and Gujarati.

BBA, International Business, Helsinki School of Economics
Additional courses completed in sales, business strategy and project management

CONTACT/ +358 45 263 1613
sandeep.shah(at)helsinkibusinesshub.fi

Mr. Indrek Tammeaid

director, account manager

If you represent a company looking for competitive advantages and new innovations through world class cost effective R&D activities, you should contact me. My job is to explore and present the R&D capabilities that the Helsinki area research and innovation community has to offer.

My previous work experience includes managing large scale industrial R&D programs in the healthcare and ICT sector. Working at the University of Helsinki, in Research and Innovations Services has helped me to build understanding and network of R&D landscape in Helsinki area.

MBA, Hanken School of Economics, Helsinki
MSc, University of Helsinki
Msc., University of Tartu.

CONTACT/ +358 40 7739 875
indrek.tammeaid(at)helsinkibusinesshub.fi

Ms. Ann Zhang (Shanghai, PRC)

Chief Representative at GHP Shanghai rep. office

I am your GHP contact in China. My responsibilities include bilateral investment promotion with Chinese partners, investment consulting and market intelligence about Finland.

I have over ten years of marketing experience including global product marketing management in U.S. based Agilent Technologies as well as sales & marketing and technical management at international companies.

BSc. in Organic Chemistry
Product marketing management special training in U.S. and Project management special training in an EMBA school

CONTACT/ +86 1368 198 3391
ann.zhang(at)helsinkibusinesshub.fi

Ms. Maggie Chin (Shanghai, PRC)

assistant investment promotion officer

My responsibilities include coordinating seminars and exhibitions, facilitating business delegation visits between China and Finland, and marketing related issues in China.

Before joining the GHP team I worked in a Japanese chemical company where I was in charge of the cosmetics ingredients department in China.

BA, Advertising, Shanghai University

CONTACT/ +86 21 6104 2227
maggie.chin(at)helsinkibusinesshub.fi

Johanna Eiramo

director, marketing and communications

If you have a fool-proof idea to boost the positive reputation for Greater Helsinki or need and interview with FDI relevant people in Greater Helsinki, you should contact me.

I built up a solid communications experience at StoraEnso Corporate Communications, followed by a hectic year in a mobile start-up. After that I worked as a communications consultant for a wide variety of companies before taking up my current position.

MA, Draper School of Interdisciplinary Studies, New York University
BA, English philology, University of Helsinki

CONTACT/ +358 400 995 699
johanna.eiramo(at)helsinkibusinesshub.fi

Jenny Antonen

manager, marketing and communications

When it comes to anything related to our website or our marketing communications materials, contact me.

My background is in internationalizing the Finnish higher education: I have worked as a publications editor at the Centre for International Mobility CIMO and in the field of international relations and international marketing at Satakunta Uuniversity of Applied Sciences.
 

CONTACT/ +358 45 273 9612
jenny.antonen(at)helsinkibusinesshub.fi