Karri Hautanen

Karri Hautanen has extensive work experience in various roles and companies. Karri is currently the Chief Marketing Officer at Technopolis Plc, where they are responsible for marketing, communications, sales operations, and customer experience in six countries. Karri is also a member of the Group Management Team. Prior to this role, Hautanen served as the Director of Marketing & Communications at Technopolis, overseeing marketing, communications, and customer experience activities in five countries. Karri has also worked as the Head of Services at Technopolis and as a Partner and Management Consultant at Racon Business Development Ltd. Additionally, Hautanen co-founded the Finnish Mobile Association and served on its Advisory Board. In the early stages of their career, they worked as a Mobile Consultant at Finpro and as a Global Business Development Manager at Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

Karri Hautanen holds a Master's Degree in Logistics, Electronic Commerce, and Marketing from Aalto University, which was earned from 1994 to 1999. In 1998, they also completed a short-term exchange program at Kolej Universiti HELP, obtaining a M.Sc. in International Marketing & Asian Studies. Later, from 2009 to 2012, they pursued a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Mobile Financial Services at Åbo Akademi University. Additionally, in May 2019, Karri Hautanen obtained an Inbound Certification from HubSpot.