Harri Hellman

Harri Hellman has extensive work experience in various roles and industries. Harri started their career at Chips Abp as a Product Group Manager, where they managed marketing and product development projects for the leading snacks brand in Finland. Harri then worked at Nokia as a Project Manager and later at Publicis Helsinki as an Account Director. After that, they served as the Marketing Director at LT Mobile Linkkitehdas, where they led the commercialization of innovative utility services. Harri then joined The Nielsen Company as a Marketing Manager, responsible for selling and analyzing grocery market information. Harri also led a team that supported the sales and support of retail software. Most recently, they worked at Kesko as a Development Director and later as the Director of Assortments and Pricing. In these roles, they were responsible for category management processes and software, as well as space management activities. Harri led a team that supported purchasing professionals and influenced retail operations in Finland and Russia.

Harri Hellman obtained their M.Sc. in Economics with a focus on International Business and Marketing from Helsingin kauppakorkeakoulu, where they studied from 1987 to 1993. In 1991, they took MBA classes in Marketing at Florida Atlantic University. Prior to that, Hellman completed their senior high school education in General studies at Maunulan yhteiskoulun lukio from 1984 to 1987.