MIKKO VARTIAINEN

HELSINKI, FINLAND
Tel. +358 50 553 5589
Email mikko@vartiainen.net

PROFILE

Senior Executive with background in sales and marketing management, commercial distribution and E-Commerce. Strong experience in the airline and travel industries. Analytical and well-organized personality with strong leadership and negotiation skills. Culturally aware personality with excellent interpersonal communication skills. Fluent written and spoken English, Spanish, Finnish and Swedish, reads German and French.

PERSONAL DETAILS

- Date of Birth: February 21, 1969
- Nationality: Finnish (EU citizen)
- Marital Status: married with four children

CAREER HISTORY

Nueva Media Oy, Managing Director, owner, 2006-

Travel Agency E-Ticket Ltd, Finland, Managing Director, owner, 2007-2011

- Successful start-up and launch of Eticket.fi.
- Fast growth and profitable operation of the company.
- The business was sold to a competitor in April 2011.

SRG Finland Oy, Country Manager, 2005-2006

Country Manager for Svenska Resegruppen AB:s (SRG AB) Finnish daughter company, reporting to the CEO of SRG AB.

- Successful start-up of SRG's operations in Finland.
- Successful launch and fast growth of Supersaver.fi

Hotelzon International Oy, Vice President Sales EMEA, 2004

VP Sales EMEA, acted also as a Managing Director of a daughter company Netbook i Göteborg AB, Sweden, reporting to the COO of Hotelzon.
- Managed the takeover of Netbook i Göteborg AB (Sweden) after the acquisition in May 2004.

Flying Finn Oy, Managing Director, 08/2003-12/2003

- Lead the troubled airline during severe cash crisis.

Flying Finn Oy, Commercial Director, 05/2003-08/2003

- Responsible for Distribution, Revenue Management and E-Commerce.

Finnair Oyj, Development Manager, 2000-05/2003

- Head of E-Commerce Development department.

Matkantekijät Oy, Sales Manager, 1998-1999

British Airways Plc, Account Manager, 1995-1997

Hassen Matkat Oy, 1988-1994

- Several positions in various locations in Finland and abroad.

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Economics, Turku School of Economics and Business Administration, 1993

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Fluent written and spoken: Finnish (native), English, Swedish, Spanish
Basic: German, French

BOARD ASSIGNMENTS

Concorde Travel Group Oy, Member of the Board, 2009-

Etillo Oy, Chairman of the Board, 2007-

Nueva Media Oy, Chairman of the Board, 2006-

Osakeyhtiö Fredrikinkatu 75, Member of the Board, 2006-2008

Travelstart Nordic AB, Member of the Board, 2004

Hietsu Beach Volley ry, Member of the Board/Chairman of the Board, 1995-2002

HOBBIES AND OTHER INTERESTS

Plays frequently beach volley and badminton. Major part of free-time with the children.