Lasse Salonen

Lasse Salonen has over 20 years of work experience in various managerial and sales roles. Lasse started their career as a Shift Leader at Fundia Koverhar before transitioning to the role of IT Manager at SLU, where they managed an IT unit serving over 750 customers. Lasse then joined Appelsiini Finland Oy as a Service Manager, responsible for customer-oriented service management. After that, they worked as an ICT Manager at Etola Group, overseeing internal IT services for over 20 companies. Lasse later joined Finavia as an ICT Manager, responsible for internal ICT services in the company. Currently, Lasse is the Sales Director - Large & International accounts at DNA Oyj, leading a team responsible for key account management and consultative sales in the largest corporate segment. Lasse also previously held the positions of Sales Director, Solution Sales and Head of Solutions Architecture at DNA Oyj, where they were responsible for solutions architecture, consultative sales, and business development. Throughout their career, Lasse has demonstrated strong leadership skills and a focus on customer satisfaction.

Lasse Salonen holds a Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree in Data Communication Technology from Tampere University of Technology, which they obtained from 2001 to 2003. Prior to that, they earned a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in Process Technology from Satakunta Polytechnic from 1997 to 2001. Lasse also completed their Matriculation examination from Porin Lyseon Lukio between 1993 and 1996. Additionally, they have obtained certifications in COBIT Foundations 4.1 and ITIL Foundations v3 from ITpreneurs/Wakaru and Exin/Tieturi, respectively, in 2011.