Johanna Pyykönen-Walker

Johanna Pyykönen-Walker has a diverse and extensive work experience in the field of human resources. Johanna most recently holds the position of Chief People and Culture Officer at TESLA Group a.s. since 2022. Prior to that, they worked as the VP | Head of People & Culture at ACWA Power starting from 2020. Johanna also served as the VP | HR at DarkMatter LLC from 2017 to 2020. Before that, Johanna worked as HR | Change management at du from 2015 to 2017. Earlier in their career, they worked as an HR Advisor at JPW Consulting from 2012 to 2015, and as an Executive Vice President | HR at Tieto from 2008 to 2011. Johanna's work experience also includes being the Head of Business HR | IT at Nokia, where they worked from 1997 to 2008. Overall, Johanna has a strong background in HR and has held various leadership roles throughout their career.

Johanna Pyykönen-Walker obtained their Master of Business Admin degree (M.Econ.) from the University of Lapland between 1990 and 1994. Johanna also completed their M.Ed. from the same university during this period, focusing on adult education, public law, and psychology. In 1992-1993, Johanna participated in an exchange program at Lakehead University, where they studied organizational psychology and marketing.