“Mika Koskinen has very extensive experience in value chains, from raw materials to consumers. Mika has been responsible for new construction, termination of unprofitable operations, and the continuous development of existing operations. The successful teams led by Mika have included dozens of nationalities, making him a strong international people leader.”
Special skills
Setting up long-term investment road maps for optimisation of Footprint and CAPEX/OPEX
Defining KPI measurements for various industries to find key development points for continuously improving Overall Equipment Efficiency, Delivery Accuracy, Out of Shelf/Shelf Availability etc
Hard negotiator backed with data & facts
Running structured and detailed savings & development programs
Strengths
Very wide view & understanding of the whole value chain from procurement through Product Development, Supply Chain Management, Sales & Marketing up to Corporate Responsibility
Strong operational leader
Strong multicultural people leader able to motivate people to cooperate & bring their best group & individual results
Able to keep calm and make the right decisions even if the “platform is burning”
Relevant experience
25+ years of experience in the international field of Sales, Production, Logistics & SOP
10+ years of experience in leading and supervising big scale investments (up to 200m€) from pre-feasibility to hand-over (EPC & Turnkey models)
Optimising plant Footprint with close to 40 plants
Leading Direct & Indirect Procurement with heavy savings programs & capability development programs
Education
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, LUT 1998
London Business School, SEP 2013
Aalto Exe Program, Business Adm. & Management, 2011
