Marko Paananen

COO at Knowit

Marko Paananen has over 25 years of work experience in various leadership roles. Marko is currently serving as the COO at Knowit, starting in March 2021. Prior to this, they worked as the Chief Operating Officer at Creuna Finland from June 2019 to March 2021. Marko also held the position of Business Development Director at Creuna from May 2016 to June 2019. Before that, they worked as the Managing Director and Partner at Byroo from December 2002 to May 2016. Earlier in their career, they served as a Director at Morning Digital Design Oy and To the Point Oy. Marko started their career at Publicis-Törmä Oy as a Group Account Director.

Marko Paananen has a diverse education history. Marko holds an MBA degree from Helsinki Business Polytechnic in Helsinki, which they obtained at an unspecified time. Additionally, they have completed a Diploma in Marketing Communications Planning from the Institute of Marketing in Helsinki. Furthermore, Marko has successfully completed the Foreign Trade Department program at Kuopio Business College in Kuopio. Unfortunately, the specific timeframes for these educational pursuits were not provided.

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  • COO

    March, 2021 - present

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