Management Team

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Management Team

Timo Kotilainen
CEO

Timo was appointed CEO of Nixu in January 2006. Before assuming his current role, he had a three-year tenure on the Nixu Board of Directors. Timo, who is on the Board of several ICT companies, worked 11 years in the Nokia Siemens Networks sales and marketing organisation. He has also held sales positions in Hewlett-Packard and studied software development in several software companies.
 Timo Kotilainen
 
Heikki Roikonen

Heikki Roikonen
CFO

Heikki was appointed as Nixu’s CFO in January 2010. Prior to assuming his current position he was the head of Develop business unit, and held different business and sales management roles at Nixu after joining the company in 2001. Heikki has more than 25 years of experience in R&D and management positions in leading companies, such as Nokia Internet Communications, Fujitsu Siemens Computers and Nokia Data.

Jari Närhi
Head of Advise Business Unit

Jari joined Nixu in the fall of 2010, assuming responsibility for Advise Business Unit. Previously Jari has worked in management consulting with Capgemini, Cisco Systems, and PricewaterhouseCoopers, as well as in leadership roles in health care and technology sectors.
 
Jari Närhi
 
Kim Westerlund

Kim Westerlund
Head of Build Business Unit

Kim heads Nixu’s Build business unit, which focuses on architecture planning and implementation of information security solutions. Previously he has also been in charge of Nixu’s IAM business line. Before joining Nixu, Kim has held information security positions at Hewlett-Packard and Finland’s Post.

Position vacant
Head of Develop Business Unit

We are currently looking for a new Head for our Develop Business Unit, which provides software development services and consultation for secure software development. If this position sounds interesting to you, please don’t hesitate to contact minna.gentz@nixu.com or timo.kotilainen@nixu.com for more information.
 
 Petteri Arola Petteri Arola
Head of Inspect Business Unit

Petteri has been the head of Nixu’s Inspect business unit since September 2008. Before joining Nixu, Petteri worked in ICT service business management and development at Ixonos Oyj and Fujitsu Services Oy.

Petri Kairinen
Head of Marketing & Sales

Petri has been the head of Nixu’s marketing and sales since November 2006. Before joining Nixu, Petri worked for listed ICT companies such as Elcoteq, Affecto and Hewlett-Packard in different sales and marketing positions.
 
Petri Kairinen
 
Minna Gentz

Minna Gentz
Head of HR

Minna joined Nixu in March 2012 and is in charge of Nixu HR. Before joining Nixu, Minna worked for Ernst & Young Finland as HR Director and most recently as Director, Administration and Development. Prior to this, Minna worked as HR Consultant and held various HR and HRD positions in Nokia Networks, both in Finland and Asia.

Juha Holkkola
Managing director
Nixu Software Oy

Juha was appointed Managing Director of Nixu Software Oy Ltd, an affiliate of Nixu, in April 2006. He joined Nixu in early 2000 and has since held various business and sales management positions. Before Nixu, Juha worked for Nokia Networks and financial services company Sampo Group in various marketing and treasury
 
Juha Holkkola

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Nixu Management Team

Timo Kotilainen
CEO

Heikki Roikonen
CFO

Jari Närhi
Head of Advise BU

Kim Westerlund
Head of Build BU

Petteri Arola
Head of Inspect BU

Petri Kairinen
Head of Marketing & Sales

Minna Gentz
Head of HR