Kari Savolainen appointed Managing Director of Topnordic Finland

(2006.04.07)  Press Release 

(Finland) Topnordic strengthen the Finnish management team with experienced professional manager. Topnordic, which entered the Finnish market in late January by acquiring the Finnish WaveQ Systems, strengthens its Finnish management team with the appointment of Mr. Kari Savolainen as Managing director. He will take office in early April.

Savolainen was most recently President of Atea Finland Oy and his earlier positions include that of President of WM-data Faci Oy.
 
Topnordic merged with Ementor in February in order to create the largest Nordic provider of IT infrastructure solutions and products. As part of this vision this highly respected manager was added to the Finnish team. Mr. Yrjö Aaltonen, long-time President of WaveQ Systems and the person behind the arrangements for Topnordic to enter Finland, will remain with the company as executive director and member of management team.
 
”Bringing Kari on board gives an extra boost to our plans of becoming the largest IT services house in Finland as well. He has extensive industry experience and excellent relationships with decision-makers in the industry. His track record in achieving market leadership will stand us in good stead as we seek to grow in the Finnish market,” Aaltonen says.
 
“Growing the business is an especially motivating task for me. I am looking forward to productive relationships with Yrjö, current and future staff, clients and partners,” Savolainen notes.
 
“We plan an immediate push for intense growth. We will seek to rapidly expand into the major markets and businesses in Finland and to recruit top talent in the industry,” Savolainen continues.
 
 
Further information:
Kari Savolainen, Topnordic
+358 400440255
kari.savolainen@topnordicfinland.fi
 
Yrjö Aaltonen, Topnordic
+358 500 688 352  
Yrjo.Aaltonen@topnordicfinland.fi
 
Niels Svenningsen, Topnordic
+46 856 623 040  
Niels.Svenningsen@topnordic.se