Ville Arhippainen

Ville Arhippainen is a seasoned professional in the aerospace and engineering sectors, currently serving as VP Head of Sales for Western & Southern Europe at Airbus since November 2008, with previous roles including VP Head of Customer Services Sales and Regional Aircraft Sales Director. Ville has extensive experience in marketing and sales, having worked in strategy and marketing at EADS HQ, and as a Marketing Manager for Customer Services at Airbus. Prior to Airbus, Ville held positions at ABB as Head of Substation Automation System Sales for the MEA and Americas regions, and at AREVA T&D as a Business Development and Project Manager. Ville's educational background includes an MSc in Project Management & IT from Isep - École d'ingénieurs du numérique and a BEng in Electrical Engineering from Pohjois-Savo Polytechnic.