Karri Suosara

Karri Suosara has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Karri started their career as a Sourcing Manager at Powerwave in 1995 and then moved on to similar roles at Lk Products and Nokia, where they were responsible for sourcing and purchasing, setting up supply chains, and conducting supplier audits.

In 1998, Karri joined Elcoteq SE as an Account Manager, managing major clients and overseeing business areas such as automotive, multimedia, telecom, and consumer electronics in various locations around the world. Karri also took on the role of Sourcing Development, where they focused on global purchasing, sourcing development, and component engineering.

Karri continued their career at Foxconn and Cencorp Automation Oy as a Business Development Manager, before joining Sanmina-SCI as a Business Development Manager, responsible for driving business growth.

Karri then joined Flextronics as a Global Account Director, leading global accounts and managing customer relationships.

In 2015, Karri transitioned to a consulting role at a private company, where they worked on sales, business development, and outsourcing projects for four years.

Currently, Karri serves as the Director of Operations at Casambi Technologies Oy, where they oversee wireless lighting control and manages the development of a cloud-based app for iOS and Android.

Karri Suosara earned a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, from 1983 to 1988. Following this, from 1988 to 1989, Suosara pursued a degree in Sergeant from the Air Force, Finnish Army, specializing in Junior airplane mechanics. In 2009, Suosara obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Business Administration and Management, General from Swansea University, which was completed in 2012. Additionally, in 1981 and 1982, Suosara was an exchange student at Palouse High School in Palouse, WA.