Our People

Meet our amazing team

Jaakko Elovaara Chief Executive Officer Jaakko is the CEO and co-founder of coneksion® and drives the company’s strategy and execution. Jaakko has two decades of experience in the software business industry in North America, EMEA and APAC. Prior to Youredi, Jaakko had worked in global sales and management positions at IBM, Microsoft, Basware, Itella and Fujitsu. Jaakko holds a Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration from the Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration.

Jaakko Elovaara Chief Executive Officer

Geesche Laksola Chief Product Officer Geesche, coneksion®'s Chief Product Officer, ensures that coneksion’s products and solutions fit the relevant global markets and its customers' needs. She has a 10-year of experience working with business development, sales, and partner management in the Logistics SaaS industry and Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Before joining coneksion, Geesche worked at Unifaun, Memnon Networks, and Itella/Posti. Geesche holds an MSc. in Business Administration from the Helsinki School of Economics.

Geesche Laksola Chief Product Officer

Jan Lehmusto Head of Professional Services Jan leads coneksion®’s Professional Services team with the responsibility to provide customers with the most efficient data connectivity solutions and services. Jan has been working in IT industry since 1995 in many different Customer Care and Delivery Management roles. Prior to coneksion, Jan has been working at companies such as Nokia, Qvantel, Basware, and Accountor Finago. Jan holds a Bachelor of Engineering from the Espoon-Vantaan Institute of Technology.

Jan Lehmusto Head of Professional Services

Ari Haapaniemi Chief Architect/Head of customer Solutions Being a top-class integration expert, Ari is responsible for providing coneksion®'s customers with the most efficient data connectivity solutions. Ari has been working with intra- and inter-company integrations since 1999. Prior to coneksion, Ari worked in different technical, management and architecture positions at Frends Technology, Itella, HiQ - and also ran his own ICT consultancy business. Ari holds a Master of Science in Engineering from the Helsinki University of Technology.

Ari Haapaniemi Chief Architect/Head of customer Solutions

Mike Flavell VP, Head of R&D Mike leads the technical team at coneksion® that is responsible for the research and development of new products and technologies to ensure the continuous improvement of our existing services. Mike has been in the IT industry since 1998 and has worked in several different roles in web and traditional software development across private and public sectors, within large corporations and small software houses, and across a range of industries and organizations. Mike's experience spans Software Development, IT Project Management, Development Team Management, Data and Database Management, IT Systems Analysis, IT Infrastructure and Architecture.

Mike Flavell VP, Head of R&D

Jesper E. Thomsen Board Member Visit LinkedIn profile

Jesper E. Thomsen Board Member

Jaakko Elovaara Chairman of the board Visit LinkedIn profile

Jaakko Elovaara Chairman of the board

Joni Sundelin Board Member Visit LinkedIn profile

Joni Sundelin Board Member