Boyden Appoints Janne Jakola Partner in Finland

Helsinki, Oct. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Boyden, a premier leadership and talent advisory firm with more than 75 offices in over 45 countries, is delighted to welcome prominent business leader Janne Jakola as Partner in Finland effective 1^st October 2022.

“We at Boyden Finland are delighted to bring such vast technology business and digital services leadership experience to the firm,” commented Erkki Panula, Chairman of Boyden in Finland, and member of the global technology, healthcare & life sciences and fintech practices. “Janne has extensive experience in leading companies and businesses with novel digital services platforms and customer experience, not only in Finland, but in an international context.”

Jakola will contribute to Boyden both locally and internationally with C-suite and board assignments as a senior level member of the firm’s global technology and CEO & board services practices; he will also work closely with Boyden’s sector specialists in infrastructure & transportation, consumer & retail and fintech.  

“I am delighted to join one of the top leadership and talent advisory brands in Finland,” comments Janne Jakola, Partner, Boyden Finland. “For clients, the need for a new leader means there is evolution in the business. I am energised by engaging with the board and leveraging my interpretive capabilities to deliver exceptional outcomes in this fast-paced, digital era. I have been building teams for twenty-five years in a leadership capacity and am excited to use this experience now as a trusted advisor with Finnish, European and global clients.”

An impressive leader in digital transformation, Jakola received the prestigious award ‘Digital Director of the Year 2021’ conferred by Alma Media through Tivi, the leading publication for ICT professionals in Finland. This recognises his contribution to Matkahuolto, and to the transport industry as a whole. In 2019 Matkahuolto delivered the world’s first MaaS…