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Maturin Tchoumi Leads Roche through Finland’s Tipping Point

November 3, 2017

Maturin Tchoumi, General Manager for the pharmaceutical giant Roche in Finland, is on a journey. It has taken him from his family farm in Cameroon to Tours, France for a Doctorate in Pharmaceutical Sciences; Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire; Johannesburg, South Africa; San Francisco Bay Area, USA; and most recently Mumbai, India. He arrived in Finland eight weeks ago to fine-tune his leadership skills in a European context through another senior leadership position.

Egbert Schram Is the Amchampion of the Year

September 11, 2017

When one thinks of the most globally savvy person in Finland, Egbert Schram comes to mind – and with the data and statistics to back it up. On top of his cultural awareness, garnered through a career of helping businesses make the most of cultural differences, it’s his generosity and excellent use of the Amcham Finland community as a resource that have earned him this year’s Amchampion of the Year award. Congratulations!

Oliver Rittgen is a Powerhouse

August 30, 2017

Oliver Rittgen has been a formidable powerhouse in Finland over the past six and a half years. During that time, as CEO of Bayer Nordic based out of Espoo, he’s grown the company to new heights. Bayer is now a central player in the aim to make Finland the life science hub of Europe, and much of this is due to Rittgen’s insights, determination and vision. Now, he is moving on to a new position. Congratulations!

New CEO, New Beginnings

August 14, 2017

The Board of Directors has appointed Alexandra Pasternak-Jackson as the new CEO of Amcham Finland. We warmly welcome Alexandra to her new position! She will start working September 1 part time remotely from Texas and full time in Helsinki starting January 1, 2018.

A Spectrum of Health

May 22, 2017

According to Managing Director Mikko Vasama, Philips is nowadays “100% health technology”. Everything they now do can be linked back to health. This may come as a bit of a

Digital Paradox: You Need the Face Time

February 9, 2017

It was so useful to talk about digital transformation that the seventeen C.E.O.s in the room swore to continue the dialogue.

“Top management is not really up to speed about the digital disruption.” That’s what Petteri Poutiainen, Salesforce’s Country Manager in Finland, hears quite frequently.

Hot Cool Brand

February 7, 2017

Michel Dallemagne has done it with Dove, Sunsilk and TRESemme. Now the freshly minted C.E.O. is building a global brand for Lumene.

Michel makes it clear right off the bat. There are some must-get-rights of successful branding.

The Winner Shares It All

January 17, 2017

Collaboration is not just the best way to excel in today’s world – it’s the only way, says OP’s Jouko Pölönen.

Savvy and Connected

January 11, 2017

How can we make Finland a more globally savvy and connected market? That’s what we as a business community asked ourselves four years ago.

The answer was: By making Amcham a true international business hub that enables the success of its members and, as a consequence, of the market as a whole.

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