Meet the team
Nora Haatainen
CEO, Fiber-X
A business and brand strategist with a strong foundation in innovation, marketing, and P&L management. With multi-industry experience and a science background, Nora has successfully founded and led an innovation unit and offers strategic guidance to startups, particularly in their growth phases.
Marko Lauraeus
CEO, KCL
Serial entrepreneur with a academic science and technical background. He has established and led several successful ventures, combining his scientific expertise with strategic business development.
Joonas Soikkeli
Position / Role
A sales and marketing expert with a background in team entrepreneurship. With experience in the pulp and paper sector and international sales support, he brings a customer-focused approach to his role.
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Jukka Kilpiä
Position / Role
An experienced sales leader with over 36 years in international sales within the pulp and paper industry. His expertise spans business planning, sales leadership, and advanced troubleshooting, gained through roles at Valmet and Metso Paper.
Petri Sikiö
Head of Competence Center
A seasoned EAI specialist with extensive experience in EPCM/EPC project management and delivery across multiple continents. Known for successfully launching industrial facilities and leveraging decades of international expertise to drive innovative solutions.
Minna Hilkos
Technical Sales and Customer Service
A chemical engineer with a versatile skill set in R&D. Known for his positive outlook and problem-solving abilities, he contributes a broad technical expertise to biomaterial processing.
Antti Poikolainen
Head of Process Design
Brings over 30 years of process design expertise, piloting and mechanical design. He excels in problem-solving and development for paper machine innovations and has a deep technical knowledge in machine construction and maintenance.
Head of Coating, Printing, Packaging
Mikko Mensonen
An experienced professional in coating, printing, and packaging solutions, with a focus on profitable product and business development. Specializes in commercializing innovations and managing large-scale international projects, aligning technology with market demands to drive growth.
Head of Biomaterial Processing
Risto Hertzberg
A chemical engineer with a versatile skill set in R&D. Known for his positive outlook and problem-solving abilities, he contributes a broad technical expertise to biomaterial processing.
Head of Research and Development
Antti Laukkanen
An experienced R&D researcher, and inventor with a foundation in polymer science, specializing in nanotechnology, polymer chemistry, and water-based systems. Combines a strong academic background with recent industrial focus, applying advanced biomaterials expertise to biomedical and pharmaceutical innovations.
Advisor, Process & R&D in Paper
Pasi Ahonen
An experienced technical professinal specializing in pulp and paper industries. With a track record of managing large-scale operations and innovation for pilot plant development and industry advancements.