Esko Hukari

Esko Hukari has extensive experience in the IT industry, with a focus on leadership and management roles. Esko is currently serving as the Head of Customer Success at Nordcloud, an IBM Company. Prior to this, they held the position of Head of managed cloud automation program at the same company.

Before joining Nordcloud, Hukari worked at Outokumpu, where they held various positions including Director, Head of End User Services, Director, Head of IT Service development, IT Director for the Americas business area, Head of Enabling Infrastructure, and Service Manager - Server capacity. During their time at Outokumpu, they were responsible for managing and transforming IT services to meet business objectives, developing strategic vendor relationships, and ensuring service availability and performance.

Prior to Outokumpu, Hukari worked at Atos as the Head of Storage / Service Architect, where they designed architectural changes and solutions, supported transformation projects, and managed storage and backup services. Esko also served as a Capacity Manager, responsible for managing investments and maintaining capacity to meet business requirements.

Hukari's early career includes roles at Siemens, Finitec Oy, Serv-IT Helsinki Oy, Costa-Systems Oy, and Merocomp Oy, where they gained experience in strategic buying, sales management, and account management.

Overall, Esko Hukari has demonstrated strong leadership and management skills throughout their career, with expertise in IT service development, vendor management, and service delivery.

Esko Hukari completed a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Business Administration and Management from Henley Business School between 2020 and 2022. Prior to that, they attended Tapiola High School for Adults from 1998 to 2001. Additionally, Esko Hukari has obtained certifications in ITIL V3 Foundation and ITIL V3 Planning, Protection and Optimization, but further information about the institutions and the specific dates of acquisition are not available.