Gofore Plc: Gofore appoints Riikka Vilminko-Heikkinen as Director of Sales and Customer Value and Juha Virtanen as Director of Digital Services Development
14 October 2021 - 9:10PM
Gofore Plc: Gofore appoints Riikka Vilminko-Heikkinen as Director
of Sales and Customer Value and Juha Virtanen as Director of
Digital Services Development
GOFORE PLC PRESS RELEASE 14 OCTOBER 2021 AT
13:10
Gofore appoints Riikka Vilminko-Heikkinen as
Director of Sales and Customer Value and Juha Virtanen as Director
of Digital Services Development
Digital transformation consultancy Gofore Plc
has appointed Riikka Vilminko-Heikkinen as Director of Sales and
Customer Value and member of the Group Executive Management Team.
Juha Virtanen, previously holding the position as Director of Sales
and Customer Value, will take the lead as Director of Digital
Services Development at Gofore, continuing as member of the
Executive Management Team. Both appointments will come into effect
as of 14 October 2021.
“I warmly welcome Riikka to the Executive
Management Team and congratulate Juha on his new position. With
these appointments we want to ensure the execution of Gofore’s
growth strategy in the best possible way. We want to be a company
that is constantly evolving, and these changes in management
positions help us to achieve this target. Enthusiasm and new ideas
support our vision to be one of the most significant
digital transformation consultancies in Europe”,
says Mikael Nylund, CEO of Gofore.
Riikka Vilminko-Heikkinen has been
working at Gofore as a consultant and in sales since 2016.
Previously, Vilminko-Heikkinen has been responsible for the
business and sales development in public sector. Prior to joining
Gofore, she has been working for the City of Tampere and developing
the information architecture there. Vilminko-Heikkinen has a Doctor
of Philosophy degree in Business Information Management.
”My new role inspires me. We can help our
customers to thrive by combining the strengths of Gofore’s services
from different business areas. Gofore has been contributing to
several large projects that have been building Finland’s digital
foundation. We have been able to build a sustainable digital
everyday life, which is something we want to take to the
international markets as well. The social welfare and health care
reform in Finland is a great opportunity for our company to renew
the digital services affecting everyday life of Finnish people.
Thanks to Gofore’s strong expertise and services, we can bring
modern thinking and concrete solutions to support the reform”,
Riikka Vilminko-Heikkinen comments her appointment.
Juha Virtanen has been working at
Gofore for nearly 15 years. He joined Gofore in 2007, being the
13th employee of the company. Virtanen has served as Director of
Sales and Customer Value 2016–2021, and previously also as Director
of Software Development and as Director of Sales and Marketing. He
has been member of the Group Executive Management Team since 2010.
Virtanen has a Master’s degree in economics.
“I am very excited about the change to return to
Gofore’s technology and design unit with over 400 talented experts.
We have broad and versatile experience in implementing significant
digital services, and we have been able to develop our customer’s
business as well as improve people’s everyday life in Finland and
internationally. We aim to be even more significant and impactful
in digitalising societies. In Finland, we want to be a number one
choice to our customers as a partner in agile and human-driven
development. Internationally we aim to take major steps in the
private and public sectors”, Juha Virtanen comments his
appointment.
Aki Koikkalainen who previously held
the position of Director of Digital Services Development is now
leaving Gofore's Executive Management Team.
”I would like to thank Aki for his contribution to
the growth of Gofore’s digital services. Gofore is evidently one of
the most impactful companies in digitalising the Finnish society.
This is a great achievement and something to be very proud of”,
Mikael Nylund says.
Following the aforementioned changes, the members
of the Group Executive Management Team are as of 14 October
2021: Mikael Nylund, CEO Teppo Talvinko, CFO Riikka
Vilminko-Heikkinen, Director, Sales and Customer
Value Petra Sievinen, Director, Marketing and
Communications Terhi Vesanen, Chief Growth OfficerJuha
Virtanen, Director, Digital Services DevelopmentElja Kirjavainen,
Director, Digital change advisory servicesMiika Nurminen, Director,
Digital Quality AssuranceSanna Hildén, Director, People
OperationsKalle Mäki, General Counsel
Press photo of Riikka Vilminko-Heikkinen and Juha
Virtanen. Photo credit: Jonathan
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Further
enquiries:Mikael Nylund, CEO, Gofore Plc tel.
+358 40 540 2280 mikael.nylund@gofore.com
Riikka Vilminko-Heikkinen, Gofore PlcDirector,
Sales and Customer Valuetel. +358 44
5285181riikka.vilminko-heikkinen@gofore.comJuha Virtanen, Gofore
PlcDirector, Digital Services Developmenttel. +358 50 413
3136juha.virtanen@gofore.com
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Gofore Plc is a digital transformation
consultancy with some 800 impact-driven employees across
Finland, Germany, Spain, and Estonia – top experts in our industry
who are our company’s heart, brain, and hands. We use our holistic
service offering – consulting, coding, design and verification – as
tools to incite positive change. We care for our people, our
customers, and the surrounding world. Our values guide our
business: Gofore is a great workplace that thrives on
customer success. In 2020, our net sales amounted to EUR 78
million. Gofore Plc’s share is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki
Ltd. in Finland. Get to know us better at www.gofore.com.
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