What I draw from is of course my work experience and education. During and after my long business career, I have trained as both a consultant and an Executive Coach.
Experience:
I have gained my key work experience in a listed SME. The company engaged in mechanical engineering and related services in global markets.
My experience and insights have been complemented by working as a consultant, manager and partner in a startup company.
I have learned that the challenges of an individual are similar regardless of the company and business. So it is possible and even probable that I have encountered and solved everything that you are currently working on or will soon face.
I have led and implemented practically everything that a company that offers investment products and related services that aims for continuous growth and operates in international or global markets faces and has to do.
I have led an organization of 563 people that sold its products and served its customers globally, operated with its own resources in 15 countries, with a representative network in 53 countries, and manufactured its products in four different countries, either by itself or outsourced.
I have led:
• or been in the process of refining company strategies and leading the implementation of the strategy.
• international expansion of the sales and marketing network
• organic growth
• adjusted organizations, I have laid off and hired,
• grown organizations, recruited and renewed my management teams
• acquired companies and businesses, integrated them together,
• founded subsidiaries, etc.
My mindset is that results come from doing. I believe in managing by objectives and empowering people to act to achieve goals.
Training & education:
• Business and Executive Coaching, Academy of Executive Coaching, United Kingom, London, 2010
• Consulting in Organisations (2008-2009), European Partnership for Organisation Consultants, 2008-2009.
• Helsinki School of Economics/JOKO Executive Education, JOKO 65-training program 2002–2003.
• Boardman’s Good corporate governance and board work – training program, Boardman Oy, 2009.
• Vientimarkkinoijakoulutus VMK2, (Diploma in International Marketing Management), Finnish Institute for International trade (FINTRA), 1989–1991.
• Master of Science (Engineering), Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tampereen Teknillinen Korkeakoulu (TTKK, Tampere University of Technology), 1975–1980.
Would you like to know more?
Contact Topi Karppanen by email at topi.karppanen@coninor.com.