Harri Salomaa - Advisor, Tietoevry

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TietoevryExecutive Advisor

Sep. 2024Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

BekkBoard Member

Jan. 2024

EVRY IndiaBoard Member

Jun. 2022

TietoevryEVP Interim Managing Director, Tietoevry Create Global, Group Executive Management

Jan. 2024 - Sep. 2024Austin, Texas Metropolitan AreaTietoevry Create, the digital engineering arm of Tietoevry, provides business advisory and design, data engineering and specialized software R&D services globally across a range of industry sectors. The business employs nearly 10 000 professionals worldwide. As Interim Managing Director, Tietoevry Create, Harri Salomaa reports to Tietoevry CEO Kimmo Alkio and be a member of the Group Executive Management team. Full end to end responsibility of the business. No heavy group functions.

TietoevrySVP Head of International Markets, Tietoevry Create

Jan. 2022 - Jan. 2024Austin, Texas, United StatesAt Tietoevry Create, I led the International Markets division, overseeing sales and operations in global markets. My role encompassed P/L responsibility outside of the Nordics, steering the division known as International, where we provided pioneering engineering services. We specialize in key sectors such as Telecom (5G, ORAN), Automotive (CASE), and Connected Devices (IoT). Our mission was to accelerate innovation and sustainable value creation by merging business design with cutting-edge software engineering. We also helped our clients craft new products grounded in data and cloud solutions, significantly reducing time-to-market and fostering innovation. Our unique blend of advanced data analytics, specialized software R&D, and deep industry insights empowered clients to scale efficiently and gain a competitive edge in the marketplace. Under my leadership, we capitalized on our global scale and local presence to deliver agility, speed, and precision in digital business transformation, making Tietoevry Create a leader in digital acceleration and a trusted partner in the digital era.

TietoevryEVP Head of Product Development Services, Group Executive Management

Jan. 2020 - Dec. 2021Berlin, GermanyLed Tietoevry's Product Development Services Business, a dynamic end-to-end division reporting directly to the CEO. Oversaw all aspects of strategy, operations, and delivery, driving substantial growth and innovation in digital product engineering. Strategically positioned this business for a successful merger with Tietoevry's consulting divisions in January 2022, forming the consolidated Tietoevry Create, to streamline operations and leverage synergies across the company.

Sigma ConnectivityVP Business Development R&D Services

Jul. 2017 - Jan. 2020San Francisco Bay AreaSelling HW and SW Design services and advising computing, communications and consumer electronics to branded vendors. The key focus areas are; Antennas, Cellular/WiFi/BT Radios, Audio, Mechanics, Power and Charging, Embedded Software (Android, RTOS), Electronics, Opto/Camera Electronics and Tuning, Industrial Design and Manufacturing Test Engineering.

PFX IncChief Technology Officer

Jan. 2017 - Dec. 2020Los Angeles Metropolitan AreaResponsible for PFX Inc Real Estate Auction Platform Development. Co-inventor of US Patent Granted 2022-09-20 Publication of US11449929B2 - Multi-tenant broker-branded online auction system

MindJump Limited Liability Co CaliforniaFounding Partner and Chief Technology Officer

Jan. 2012 - Dec. 2019San Francisco Bay AreaCTO as a Service including Real Estate SaaS Startup

HPVP Software R&D

Sep. 2011 - Jan. 2017San Francisco Bay AreaHeaded WebOS system software for Palm’s (acquisition of the company by Hewlett-Packard) line of smartphones and Personal Systems Apps (Windows, Android, and iOS), Cloud Services (AWS), and ML/AI such as Computer Vision and AI-driven analytics. Personal Systems is a $35B+business consisting of Computers, Peripherals, and Accessories for Enterprise and Consumer customers, supported by Intelligent Software Solutions for Predictive Intelligence, Security, Manageability, Productivity, and Entertainment.

Ixonos Finland PlcVP R&D Services

Aug. 2009 - Aug. 2011Helsinki Area, FinlandHeaded Ixonos Product Development Services Sales and Account Management in Mobile Terminals and Software Customer Segment

NokiaGM Mobile Networks and Devices R&D

Oct. 1992 - Jun. 2009Finland, Germany and USANokia OSS NetAct System Business and R&D Nokia Symbian S60 R&D, CDMA and CM Developer of original Base Station HW Configuration Management Solution and Managed Object Browser Application.

ValmetSoftware Engineer and Project Manager

Dec. 1986 - Sep. 1992Tampere, Pirkanmaa, FinlandDeveloping Unix/C/Progress/X11/Motif based solutions for Paper Mills and Power Plants. Higher Level Reporting of process KPIs based on statistical calculations of historical data.

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