Sakari Ylinen

Sakari Ylinen currently serves as SVP Operations & SCM at Cobham Satcom, a position held since October 2023. Prior to this role, Sakari was the Operations Director at LEDiL from April 2022 to October 2023, overseeing group operations and supply chain. Between May 2013 and April 2022, Sakari held the title of Vice President, Supply Chain at Enics, leading global supply chain operations. Earlier experience includes a role as Head of Supply Logistics at Nokia, managing a team of specialists and ensuring customer service and order management from October 2005 to January 2013. Sakari's career began as a Material Specialist, focusing on material steering processes, following which managerial responsibilities expanded to execution management and demand and supply chain management within Enics. Sakari's educational background includes studies at the Turku School of Economics and The Wharton School, complemented by secondary education in Finland and the UK.