Paula Karhunen

Paula Karhunen is an experienced sales and marketing professional currently serving as the Head of Sales Finland and Channel Development for Northern Europe at Danone since March 2019. With a strong background in commercial leadership, Paula has also held roles such as Head of Shopper Marketing and Category Manager at Danone, leading teams and driving profitable revenue growth. Prior experience includes serving as Category Manager at HKScan Finland Oy, where responsibility encompassed fresh meat portfolio management, and roles at Lejos Ltd, where Paula developed marketing analysis tools and managed product groups. Earlier roles at Danone included Brand Manager and Jr. Brand Manager, contributing to the success of baby nutrition brands. Paula holds a Master of Science in Economics from Turku School of Economics, obtained in 2010.