Optimum Executives Broadens its Offering to CDO and CTO Services

Optimum Executives, the forerunner in C-level part-time talent offering, today announces that Ilari Kallio (MSc, eMBA) has joined the recently established company as a new Partner. Ilari has an extensive experience in developing and leading international digital and technology operations in large corporations.

Previously Ilari has been serving as a group CDO in Konecranes and as head of global R&D in W?rtsil?. Ilari has led R&D&I in energy and marine businesses, and built ground up new teams for service design, business design, data science and portfolio management areas. Ilari has been the Chairman of the Board in Dimecc Oy and Clic Innovation Oy and awarded as CTO of the Year in 2016.

Today, Ilari is an angel investor and actively helping companies in different stages as a part-time executive and board member. Ilari brings wide set of skills and large company leadership experience from strategy to hands-on implementation, building new business, new operations or restructuring and change management. On the other hand, he can challenge the status quo and help customers to capture best practice customer driven methodologies and technologies used by startups.

“We are thrilled to get Ilari on board with his cutting-edge skills and experience both in the global large-cap companies and from the vibrant startup scene in Finland. Our recent customer dialogue has witnessed a strong demand for managing key strategic projects as companies are digitalizing their processes and business. Ilari together with his professional network, will provide superior CDO and CTO competences for these business-critical projects”, says Samppa Sepp?l?, Chairman of the Board in Optimum Executives.

“I am very happy to join Optimum Executives since I believe the ways of working are permanently changing. We can help companies to navigate the times of uncertainty and accelerate execution by providing experienced leaders to specific assignments, exactly when they are needed and thus reducing the cost and risk compared to permanent hires”, comments Ilari Kallio.

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