Management

Timo Soininen

Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Timo Soininen was appointed CEO of Sulake in August 2001. Since his appointment Timo has been instrumental in creating the company’s business plan and driving fast business growth and international expansion. Prior to joining Sulake, Timo worked for an online recruitment company StepStone as Marketing Director for Finland and Sweden. He has also over ten years’ experience and a proven track record in senior posts in both consumer and B2B marketing functions in international FMGC companies United Biscuits and SCA Mölnlycke. Timo holds a M.Sc. (Econ.) degree in Marketing from Helsinki School of Economics.

Outi Henriksson

Chief Financial Officer

Mrs. Outi Henriksson was appointed CFO of Sulake in September 2006. Currently she is responsible for the company’s financial, legal and HR functions. Prior to her career at Sulake, Outi worked as CFO at LaNetro Zed, based in Madrid and earlier in Helsinki. Prior to Zed she held the position of Finance Director of Nordic telecoms group Sonera Services business. Outi has close to ten years of senior management experience from telecommunications and online services finance and M&A. At LaNetro Zed, Outi held a key role running through an IPO process and listing preparations, business and financial restructurings, cash management and tax structures. Outi holds a M.Sc. (Econ.) degree from Turku School of Economics.

Sampo Karjalainen

Co-founder, Chief Creative Officer

Mr. Sampo Karjalainen co-founded Sulake in 2000 with friend and colleague Aapo Kyrolä and to this day he continues to drive the company’s creative strategy. Sampo began his career as a graphic designer and animator, working with pioneering new media companies To the Point (1994-1998) and Satama Interactive (1998 – 1999) before joining Taivas where Sulake was founded.

Tero Raij

Executive Vice President, Habbo Product and User Sales

Mr. Tero Raij joined Sulake in November 2004 and currently he is responsible for Habbo's Marketing, Product management, User sales and Country operations. Before joining Sulake he was working for Sonera Zed as Senior Business Manager and his responsibility areas among other things were mobile communication services and WAP sales channel. Prior to that, he was building up Sonera’s internet business in the Netherlands and in Finland. Tero holds a M.Sc degree from the Helsinki University of Technology.

Osma Ahvenlampi

Chief Technology Officer

Mr. Osma Ahvenlampi joined Sulake in August 2003, and currently his responsibilities include leading the software development unit of the company, its process, tools and methods improvement, and developing business measurement for each of Sulake's properties and business areas. Prior to Sulake, Osma Ahvenlampi has worked as software architect and project manager at financial software firm Quartal, and as the technology and software engineering lead at Internet consultancy Razorfish.

Teemu Huuhtanen

Executive Vice President, Business Development & Communication

Mr. Teemu Huuhtanen was appointed VP, Sales of Sulake in January 2003. Prior to this, he worked for mobile entertainment & application company Small Planet as EVP. Prior to this, he was the CEO of Orchimedia, a mobile & internet entertainment company. Teemu has over eight years’ experience and a proven track record from senior posts in consumer and B2B sales & business development functions for several international digital entertainment start-up companies (Small Planet, Orchimedia and mm2 consultancy company). Teemu has studied at Kuopio Polytechnic and University of Kuopio.

Phil Guest

EVP, Global Ad Sales

Mr. Phil Guest joined Sulake in February 2007 as UK Managing Director. His duties soon extended to include other European markets as Regional Director until in 2009 when he took on the task of building Habbo’s Global Advertising business. Before joining Sulake Phil worked at AOL as Director of Strategic Alliances an d prior to that he was Commercial Director for Europe at Fox Kids children's television network. His early days were spent with Emap’s consumer magazine division before joining the Internet revolution in 1998 with London’s number one commercial radio station, Capital Radio.