Jukka Piirainen

Jukka Piirainen is an experienced professional in sales and management, currently serving as the Service Provider Sales Team Lead for Nordics & Baltics at Juniper Networks since April 2022. Prior to this role, Jukka held the position of Sales Manager, Financial Services Industry Lead at Palo Alto Networks from January 2021 to April 2022. Jukka has also been the Country Manager for Finland & Baltics at Fortinet and has served as Major Account Manager for Managed Security Service Providers. Earlier experience at Juniper Networks included roles as Channel Manager for both Nordics & Baltics and Finland & Baltics. Jukka’s career began at Microsoft, where various positions were held between June 2005 and August 2008, including Partner Account Manager and Partner Marketing Manager. Additionally, Jukka pursued a professional sailing career as an athlete in the Olympic 49er campaign and worked at Elisa in roles such as Vodafone Business Manager and Project/Product Manager from October 2000 to January 2004.