QPR SOFTWARE PLC Inside Information: Heikki Veijola Has Been Appointed As The New Ceo Of Qpr Software Plc
02 January 2023 - 6:30PM
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QPR SOFTWARE PLC INSIDE INFORMATION 2 January 2023 at 9:30 am EET
QPR Software Plc's Board of Directors has appointed Heikki
Veijola (born 1970) as the company's new CEO. Veijola will start in
the position no later than March 1, 2023. He succeeds Jussi Vasama,
who will continue as the company's CEO until the start of Veijola
and the transfer of duties.
Veijola has a master's degree in economics (M.Sc., Turku School
of Economics and Business Administration) majoring in international
marketing.
Veijola has most recently served as Enreach Oy's Director of
Strategic Partnerships and a member of the executive management
team, being responsible for business operations in the Microsoft
and Salesforce ecosystems as well as for cooperation with system
integrators, consultants, and other strategic partnerships,
especially in Northern Europe. Before this, Veijola was the Sales
Director of Enreach Oy.
Veijola has strong experience in building and renewing sales,
international growth, partner ecosystems, and cloud- and SaaS
(Software as a Service) businesses. During his career, Veijola has
also worked for 11 years in Finland's largest marketing group
Salomaa Group as a CEO of KASKI Agency, and advertising agency
Adsek Oy, leading the companies through two industry
transformations.
"The Board of Directors commenced the recruitment process
immediately after Jussi Vasama resigned from his position. The
Board has carefully evaluated several candidates for their
suitability to lead QPR's next steps in delivering its growth
strategy. I am pleased to note that we found an excellent successor
who is very well equipped to take over the role", says Pertti Ervi,
the Chair of QPR's Board of Directors.
"Heikki Veijola has the right background, experience, and
expertise to continue executing QPR's strategy, which focuses on
the international growth of the process mining SaaS business,
consulting, and building new strategic ecosystems. Heikki's
versatile background in an international company and building
innovative business and change strategies, as well as profitable
growth, is an excellent combination to ensure QPR's success in the
future," continues Ervi.
"I want to thank the Board of Directors for the trust in my
appointment. I am very happy about this opportunity. QPR's diverse
and satisfied customer base, combined with a strong offer, opens
many opportunities in this fast-growing industry. I look forward to
developing the company's operations and creating growth along with
the success of our customers together with my executive management
team colleagues and all QPR people", says Heikki Veijola.
For further information:
QPR Software Plc
Pertti Ervi
Chairman of the Board
Contacts via QPR communications: marketing@qpr.com
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About QPR Software
QPR Software Plc (Nasdaq Helsinki) provides process mining,
performance management, and enterprise architecture solutions for
digital transformation, strategy execution, and business process
improvement in over 50 countries. QPR software allows customers to
gain valuable insights for informed decisions that make a
difference.
www.qpr.com
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