Jaakko Autere
Senior Advisor, Board Member
Cairo,Zamalek
Summary
Goal driven and strategic coach and advisor with owner’s mentality. Experience from top management positions in stock listed and private Companies. Industry competence from many industries and organization including NGO's, fast moving consumer goods, home furnishing and kitchen's, retail, building and construction industries, automotive, water and irrigation among other. Solid international experience from variety of markets.
Key areas of expertise; strategy and growth, change management, project leadership and management, marketing and communications, management and organizational development, branding and innovation, retail and board work.
Overview
41
41
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Languages
Work History
Senior Advisor - Project Manager
European Bank for Rebuilding and Development
Cairo, Egypt
08.2014 - Current
Several project in Russia, Serbia, Cyprus, Georgia, Lebanon, Egypt
Key focus on growth strategy and execution, management and organisation, sales and marketing
Project Director - Senior Advisor - CEO
Gogrow
Helsinki, Finland
01.2013 - Current
Several consulting projects for public companies, private equity owned businesses and private companies. Founder and consulting team leader.
President - Home Division
Fiskars Corporation - Iittala Group
Helsinki, Finland
01.2010 - 01.2013
Head of Fiskars homeware division with 300 M € in sales, own retail and production
Head of S Biscuit Division
Orkla AS
Stockholm, Sweden
01.2005 - 12.2009
Responsible for market leading biscuit company and member of the Orkla Brand management group.
Managing Director - General Manager
L'Oreal
Stockholm & Oslo, Sweden and Norway
01.2000 - 12.2004
Managing Director of L'Oreal and General Manager of Consumer products
Marketing Manager - Product Manager
Kellogg's
Manchester, Copenhagen, United Kingdom
08.1991 - 12.1999
Responsible for UK/ROI for launching Kellogg's Convenience Foods, Responsibility of marketing
Product Manager
Olvi Oy
Iisalmi, Finland
08.1989 - 07.1991
Responsible for marketing of beer and soft drinks. Founder of most successful positioning still used today.
Education
General Management With L'Oreal
CEDEP - Insead
Fontainebleau, France 04.2002 - 08.2004
MBA - Economics, Business
University of Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä 08.1984 - 08.1989
Skills
Organization and Strategy
Accomplishments
Board Chairman Profile Vehicles, 2018- 2020
Board Member Upfronts 2021-
Board Member Saarioinen Oy 2013-2017
Board Member Olvi Oy Ab 2011- 2018
Vice Chairman - Design Forum Finland 2011- 2019
Board Member Oy Chips Ab 2005 – 2009
Board Member Abba Seafood Ab 2005-2009
Board Member SladCo , Moscow, Russia 2006-2009
Mentor Ruter Dam, Stockholm, Sweden - 2005 – 2012
Member of KMK, Stockholm, Sweden
Timeline
Senior Advisor - Project Manager
European Bank for Rebuilding and Development
08.2014 - Current
Project Director - Senior Advisor - CEO
Gogrow
01.2013 - Current
President - Home Division
Fiskars Corporation - Iittala Group
01.2010 - 01.2013
Head of S Biscuit Division
Orkla AS
01.2005 - 12.2009
General Management With L'Oreal
CEDEP - Insead
04.2002 - 08.2004
Managing Director - General Manager
L'Oreal
01.2000 - 12.2004
Marketing Manager - Product Manager
Kellogg's
08.1991 - 12.1999
Product Manager
Olvi Oy
08.1989 - 07.1991
MBA - Economics, Business
University of Jyväskylä
08.1984 - 08.1989
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