Seasoned CEO and board member at your service.
Ari Virtanen
When you need an insightful and trusted partner for the most challenging phases of your company, it is hard to find a more experienced advisor than Ari Virtanen. For more than 30 years, Ari has accumulated a deep and broad understanding of the international business leadership in a number of different industries. Granarium has been established to share this insight.
Board memberships, together with leadership positions at Nokia, Bittium, Kone and Ensto have provided Ari with a solid foundation for creating strategies, building growth, renewing businesses and developing strong multicultural teams. He feels equally at home with listed companies, family and private companies, private equity and start-ups.
Even more importantly, Ari is passionate about values, corporate culture and human centricity. His down-to-earth working style brings human touch and positiveness to the discussions with team members and customers.
“Internal values drive behaviors and behaviors shape the company’s external image.”
Main skills and accomplishments
Corporate governance.
Deep understanding of the collaboration between the owners, board and the executives.
Technology management.
Experience in leading global technology organizations up to 1600 people.
Strategy creation.
Ability to turn strategy into measurable actions.
Offering management.
Holistic understanding of market-driven portfolio management and roadmapping.
Profit and loss.
Experience of P&L responsibility up to 800 million euros.
Acquisitons.
Business owner of many acquisitions up to 400 million USD.
New business concepts.
Proven track record of creating new solution businesses.
Corporate culture.
Capability of linking corporate culture, values and behaviors together.
deeper understanding
for more detailed background information, please look at Ari’s CV.
“Ari Virtanen is one of the most dynamic executives I have come across. He is a strategic thinker, an articulate speaker, a humorous colleague and most of all a caring person. He uses the right balance of hands-on involvement and delegation skills. Ari brings with him an aura of positive energy in all his interactions.”
— Founder of the high-tech company in the Silicon Valley
