 "Leaders
develop fresh approaches to long-standing problems andopen issues to new options. To be effective leaders must project their ideas onto images that excite people and only then develop those images substance." HBR Classic Business leaders have much more common with artists, scientists and other creative thinking persons than they do with managers, by Abraham Zaleznik, a Harvard emeritus professor. |
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summary Innovative, strategic thinking visionary leader with technical education in Europe and business education in the U.S.A. and over 20 years in marketing, organizing, and leading multi-million dollar development projects in the United States, Europe, Africa, the Middle and the Far East. Proven results in global corporate development, international project management, and consulting services marketing, and all aspects of successfully acquiring and integrating a $235 million US-based world-wide mining equipment company with an European company. Native of Finland, who has been during last 15 years in international work, possessing "hands on" professional team management, enhanced with business leadership experience in a $500 million global company. Career history Learning Entrepreneur, Helsinki , 1/92...present Marketed world-wide and researched in global company prepared innovative and state-of-the-art learning package for developing managers strategic thinking through focused work-outs. Developed new products, such as two theses of true leadership and right strategic thinking, wrote a pamphlet "Finland's Vision" with built-in national project to solve this welfare-state present problem of high unemployment, which work suites also to advice other Continental European welfare-states. This book is in Finnish and is published in the Internet. Among companies, which have shown interest in my learning products are in the U.S.A. IBM and in Europe Daimlerchrysler. My pamphlet while written already in 1994 is still of current interest according to many people as it is a rare visionary piece of art. TAMROCK OY, Tampere, Finland 8/88...1/92 A $500 million subsidiary of Tampella Ltd with 40 operating units in 20 countries, and distributors in 70 countries. Involved in the design, manufacture and marketing of excavating and drilling technology in mining, construction and well-drilling industries. Director, Corporate Planning and Business Development, Meadowlands, Pa., U.S.A 9/89...1/92 Created, organized and run several pilot learning sessions in the U.S.A., Canada, France, Germany and Finland providing management groups and other key persons a 21st century learning package of strategic thinking and change management for this global leader in capital equipment. Reported to Group Vice President. Marketing Director, Tampere, Finland & New York, U.S.A. 8/88...9/89 Main responsibility the business development of TORO LHD-loaders SBU with world-wide sales of $50 million, incl. a key role in a major acquisition in the U.S.A.. Reported to Group Vice President. FINNMAP OY, Helsinki, Finland 10/81...8/88 Export Manager, Helsinki Head Office 8/86...8/88 Marketed engineering services of a 500-employee professional organization. Reported to Director of Foreign Operations. Area Manager, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 4/84...7/86 Managed and coordinated 3 ongoing projects and marketed new services. Reported to Director of Foreign Operations. Team Leader, Al Baha, Saudi Arabia 10/81...4/84 Led a $10 million comprehensive regional planning and development project with a team of 60 employees in Al Baha region, a Principal Emirate. Reported to Director of Foreign Operations. SOIL AND WATER LTD, Helsinki; Finland 2/73...10/81 Project Manager, Helsinki/Ras Lanuf, Libya 6/79...10/81 Managed $1 million infrastructural planning and design project with 12 people. Reported to Director of Foreign Projects. Area Manager, Benin City, Nigeria 12/78...6/79 Marketed engineering services of a 250-employee consulting engineering organization, together with three local Nigerian joint venture partners. Reported to Director of Foreign Projects. Design Engineer, Helsinki, Finland 2/72...12/78 Joined as a Junior Engineer. Promoted to Senior Engineer, Consultant, and Project Manager.
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