Board of Executives
The Executive Board assists the CEO with matters such as preparing the strategy, operating and other business principles and company-wide issues. The Executive Board is chaired by Talenom’s CEO.
CEO
M.SC. (Econ.)
Finnish citizen
Member of the Executive Board since 2013
Employed by the company since 2002
Otto-Pekka Huhtala has held various business management and development positions in Talenom Group since 2002, worked as deputy CEO in 2016-2019 and CEO since 2019.
Chairman of the Board of Directors of MOCAPITAL Oy since 2021.
Member of the Board of Directors of Fintech Finland since 2021.
CFO
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and Finance
Finnish Citizen
Member of the Executive Board since 2022
Employed by the company since 2002
Matti Eilonen has held senior positions in finance, administration and business development at Talenom since 2002. Previously he worked as Group Financial Controller in 2019-2022.
Nordic Region Oy, Chairman of the Board since 2018
CHRO
EMBA, BBA, M.SC.A. (financial law)
Finnish Citizen
Member of the Executive Board since 2019
Employed by the company since 2013
Juho Ahosola has worked as the Director of Accounting Services of Talenom Oyj 2019-2022. Before this he has worked in various expert, development and management positions in Talenom since 2013. Prior to this, he has worked as an entrepreneur in Suomen Kulta Outlet Oy and in J&H Ahosola Ky in various sales, marketing and management positions.
Chairman of the Board of Suomen Kulta Outlet Oy since 2011.
Chief Country Officer, Spain
Degree in Law
Spanish Citizen
Member of the Executive Board since 2025
Employed by the company since 2021
Key working experience:
Lourdes Santisteban joined Talenom when it acquired the first company in Spain, being a former owner. Since then, she has been part of the construction of the project in Spain, becoming Country Director in November 2022. Prior to that, she had held the position of Director of her previous company for four years. Her previous background was as a lawyer, specialized in corporate law and investments.
Chief Country Officer, Sweden
M.Sc. BA
Swedish Citizen
Member of the Executive Board since 2025
Employed by the company since 2023
Key working experience:
Before joining Talenom, Christian Dieroff served as Vice President of Finance and Operations at Lanterna Education (2022-2023). Prior to that, he held several senior leadership roles at Benify, including Global Director of Professional Services and Global Head of Operations (2014-2022). Earlier in his career, he worked as an Auditor and Team Lead at Grant Thornton (2010-2014).
Executive Vice President
M.Sc. (Econ.), accounting degree
Finnish citizen
Member of the Executive Board since 2017
Employed by the company since 2003
Antti Aho has worked as the CFO and CHRO of Talenom Oyj 2017-2022. Before this he has worked in expert, development and management positions in Talenom since 2003.
Antti Aho has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Suomen Taloushallintoliitto since 1 July 2017.
Director in charge of the service business
Graduate in Economics and Management
Finnish citizen
Employed by the company in 2004-2015 and again from 2019
Member of the Management Team since 2023
Marika has held several management positions at Talenom for over 15 years. Her latest position was as Business director at Talenom in 2020-2022. She has also worked as an account manager at pension insurer Elo responsible for customer relationships and partner cooperation in Northern Finland in 2015-2019.
Marketing Director
Graduate in Business Studies
Finnish Citizen
Member of the Executive Board since 2024
Employed by the company since 2022
Prior to joining Talenom, Valtter Tahkola worked as an entrepreneur and CEO in the field of digital marketing and platform economy. His latest position was as a digital sales manager at Talenom in 2023-2024.
GoSome Oy, Chairman of the Board since 2020
Ducap Oy, Member of the Board since 2019
Matkaparkki.com Oy, Member of the Board since 2021
Suomen Padelkeskus Oy, Member of the Board since 2024
Group CHRO
Master's degree in International Business, (focus in HRM)
Swedish citizen
Member of the Executive Board since 2025
Employed by the company since January 2023
Key working experience:
Annica has held a senior position in Talenom Sweden as HR Director, and being a member of the country management board, since she joined in 2023.
She has previous experience in HR in roles such as HR Business Partner Manager, Project Manager in HR, and Acting Head of HR in an international context
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