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Our partners bring extensive business experience from leadership roles across various industries. Globally, we collaborate with the WIL Group partner offices in 37 countries, ensuring access to top-tier expertise in international assignments.

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How to Improve Competitive Advantage for Your Business?

Ilari has extensive experience in international leadership roles within manufacturing in Finland and Switzerland as CDO at Konecranes and Chief Technology Officer at Wärtsilä. Throughout his career, he has been responsible for technology and product development, as well as building and implementing digitalization capabilities in business operations.

In addition to his role at Cherry, Ilari is an active investor and board member. He also supports businesses in operational roles, leveraging his extensive industry expertise. Ilari was recognized as CTO of the Year in Finland in 2016 for his contributions to technology and innovation.

Ilari brings Cherry’s clients a versatile combination of international industrial experience, particularly in the energy and maritime sectors, building new capabilities and change management, as well as agile and business-driven practical implementation in smaller companies

Ilari Kallio

Do you lead the implementation of the strategy?

Petri has a long experience in senior management positions in the food industry in Finland, Russia, Sweden and the Baltic countries, and he is also familiar with the grocery trade in these countries. Petri has been involved in significant strategy and business development, operational implementation and M&A projects.

Petri worked at Fazer for 14 years, including in the Group’s management team. For the last two years he was responsible for a major reorganisation of the group in Sweden. Before joining Fazer, Petri was responsible for corporate clients in the management team of Helsingin Sanomat and was involved in the launch of Stepstone’s internet recruitment business in Finland.

In addition to his strong strategic skills and analytical approach, Petri is an innovative people leader with the ability to drive organisations to implement strategies. His excellent negotiation skills enable him to lead strategic partnerships.

Petri Kujala

Is your company's reputation up to date?

Samppa has a wide experience of promoting business and change with diverse communications. Prior to founding Cherry, he has led corporate communications and investor relations in global public companies such as Amer Sports, Comptel, Pöyry and Sonera.

Samppa has also planned and executed numerous strategic projects as communications consultant for growth companies and SMEs. He has own insight of Cherry’s services, having worked as Communications Leader for Amer Sports and Snellman Group on assignment contracts.

Samppa brings added value to both the strategic planning and operational exellence of communications. He is specialised in various types of corporate and financial communications, as well as reputation management and crisis communications. He has successfully led teams and built productive dialogue with the global investor community, media and other key stakeholders of a company.

Samppa Seppälä

Is your financial management up to date?

Sampo is an experienced CFO and financial management development professional. He has worked in financial management positions and consulting assignments in several growth companies and listed companies for over 20 years. He also has long-term experience in managing Rent-A-CFO and interim financial management services and solving clients’ challenges.

Sampo understands the strategic role of financial management as a partner in the continuous development of a business and knows what is required of financial managers and controllers in change situations.

Most recently, Sampo worked at KPMG in the Finance Strategy & Transformation department in the development of financial transformation projects and interim services.

Sampo Salmi

Results only come from people's skills

Vidi acts as Cherry’s Senior Advisor.

Vidi has a wide range of experience in HR leadership and strategic change management as well as international business having worked for more than 25 years in senior positions in large matrix organisations (e.g. Head of HR, Nokia Mobile Phones and EVP, HR, Fazer Group). He is currently the HR Director of Pihlajalinna.