Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Roles And Responsibilities
International Experience
Hobbies
Timeline
BusinessDevelopmentManager
Heikki Haavisto

Heikki Haavisto

Managing Director
Helsinki

Summary

Strategic and results-oriented business leader with experience in strategy, planning and operations. Skilled in working under pressure and finding out ways to grow business.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Languages

Work History

Managing Director

Turck Vilant Systems Oy
06.2022 - Current
  • Managing Director for Turck Vilant Systems Group, that consists of 4 country organisations (Finland, Sweden, Germany and Switzerland). Our total revenue is >10M€/year and we have roughly 65 employees (2023). Additionally we support our sister companies at Turck to sell and deliver Turck Vilant RFID and RTLS solutions around the world.

Sales Director, Northern Europe and Americas

Turck Vilant Systems Oy
05.2021 - 12.2022
  • I lead the Northern Europe and Americas sales teams and was part of the management team, reporting to the CEO.
  • Performance was measured by profit & loss directly. The activities were global, covered by my direct team based in Finland and Sweden, and through our parent company’s organizations in other countries.

Head of Business Development, USA

Turck Vilant Systems
02.2018 - 06.2021
  • I was responsible for Turck Vilant Systems market entry to USA
  • I managed to close several deals with Fortune 500 companies and to ramp up our US delivery operations..

Business Development Manager

TURCK VILANT SYSTEMS
12.2015 - 02.2018
  • In addition to managing existing accounts in Finland, I was responsible for selling RFID systems to UK and countries outside Europe (mainly China).

Project and Sales Manager

ABB Oy, Motors
06.2015 - 12.2015
  • I was responsible for selling and managing generator deliveries to Wärtsilä.

Project Manager

Konecranes Finland Oy
10.2012 - 06.2015
  • I managed multiple turn-key customer delivery projects in Europe, India, Middle East, South America and Asia
  • Typical project size was between 1M-15M€.

Project and Sourcing Manager

Marioff corporation oy
10.2008 - 09.2012
  • First two years I worked as a Sourcing Manager. As a Project Manager I managed multiple global customer delivery projects mainly in Europe..

Material and Sourcing Engineer

INTUNE CIRCUITS oy
10.2007 - 10.2008
  • I worked as a Material Expert and Sourcing Engineer in the RFID industry
  • As a Material Expert, I was responsible for developing new ways of producing RFID antennas
  • As a Sourcing Engineer, I was responsible for the global sourcing of new suppliers.

Education

Master of Science - Material Science and Engineering

Helsinki University of Technology
04.2001 - 04.2007

High School Diploma -

Munkkiniemen Yhteiskoulun Lukio
04.2001 -

Skills

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Roles And Responsibilities

  • RFID LAB FINLAND, Member of Board, 2016-2017
  • European students of technology, 2003-2005
  • Vice President of our school’s student organization, Munkkiniemen yhteiskoulu, 1998-2000

International Experience

  • USA, 2018, ->, Spending one week per month travelling around US.
  • Switzerland, 1991, 1994
  • Sweden, 1988, 1991
  • USA, 1985, 1987

Hobbies

Alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, tennis, basketball and running.

Timeline

Managing Director

Turck Vilant Systems Oy
06.2022 - Current

Sales Director, Northern Europe and Americas

Turck Vilant Systems Oy
05.2021 - 12.2022

Head of Business Development, USA

Turck Vilant Systems
02.2018 - 06.2021

Business Development Manager

TURCK VILANT SYSTEMS
12.2015 - 02.2018

Project and Sales Manager

ABB Oy, Motors
06.2015 - 12.2015

Project Manager

Konecranes Finland Oy
10.2012 - 06.2015

Project and Sourcing Manager

Marioff corporation oy
10.2008 - 09.2012

Material and Sourcing Engineer

INTUNE CIRCUITS oy
10.2007 - 10.2008

Master of Science - Material Science and Engineering

Helsinki University of Technology
04.2001 - 04.2007

High School Diploma -

Munkkiniemen Yhteiskoulun Lukio
04.2001 -
Heikki HaavistoManaging Director