Sami Lehtonen is an experienced director specializing in battle management, surveillance, and simulators at Patria since March 2013, holding multiple leadership roles including Director and Product Group Manager. Prior to Patria, a significant tenure at Nokia Mobile Phones spanned from December 1997 to September 2012, encompassing various roles such as Product Owner, Senior Product Manager for Qt and Web Runtime, and Technical Product Owner for Maemo Software, where expertise in project execution, product management, and agile methodologies was demonstrated. Earlier career experiences include positions at Kesko as a wholesaler and warehouse employee during studies. Sami Lehtonen holds a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Tampere, attained between 1991 and 1999.