Kari Aho

Kari Aho has a diverse work experience across various companies and roles. Their most recent position was as a Business Lead at Elisa starting in October 2023. Prior to that, they served as the Chief Information Officer at Lakeuden Etappi Oy from May 2022 to October 2023. At Elisa, Kari held multiple roles, including Business Lead from April 2021 to May 2022, Business Manager from January 2020 to April 2021, Managing Consultant from April 2019 to January 2020, and Bid Manager from June 2018 to January 2020. They also worked as a Leading Specialist at the Agency for rural affairs from January 2018 to June 2018. Previous roles include Managing Consultant at Elisa from July 2017 to January 2018, Business Unit Manager at Anvia IT-Palvelut Oy from April 2016 to June 2017, and CRM Team leader / Project manager at Anvia Yrityspalvelut Oy from October 2008 to April 2016. Kari's early work experience includes a role as a Teacher at Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences from September 2005 to December 2009.

Kari Aho has a diverse educational background. From 2019 to 2023, Kari attended SeAMK - Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences, where they pursued a Master of Business Administration degree with a specialization in Business, Management, and Marketing. Prior to that, from 2001 to 2004, Kari studied at Seinäjoen Ammattikorkeakoulu, earning a degree in Information Technology.

In addition to their academic pursuits, Kari has obtained several certifications. In 2018, Kari received the "The Open Group Certified: TOGAF® 9 Foundation" certification from The Open Group Brasil. They also obtained the "ScrumMaster" certification from Scrum Alliance in the same year. Furthermore, Kari has mentioned holding the "HHJ - Hyväksytty hallituksen jäsen" certification, although the specific details regarding its institution and year of acquisition are not provided. Additionally, Kari has expressed an interest and likely gained knowledge in the field of Microsoft Dynamics, obtaining certifications in "Managing Microsoft Dynamics Implementations," "Microsoft Dynamics CRM Applications," and "Microsoft Dynamics CRM Customization and Configuration." However, the details of the institutions and years in which these certifications were obtained are not specified.