KPY’S Management

Chief Executive Officer, Management Team Member

Anssi Lehikoinen (b. 1979)
Professor, PhD, M.Sc.(Eng.)
Professor of Practice, Innovation Management, University of Eastern Finland

Chief Executive Officer as of 3 August 2020.

E-mail anssi.lehikoinen(at)kpy.fi

Previous positions:
Rocsole Oy, Chief Executive Officer; Numcore Oy, Chief Executive Officer; University of Eastern Finland, researcher, Enfo Oy, Chair and Chief Executive Officer

Board positions:
Gebwell Oy (Chair),
Sentica Partners Oy (Chair)
Voimatel Oy

Holds 11,800 shares in KPY

Chief Operating Officer, Management Team Member

Silja Huhtiniemi (b. 1979)
Master of Social Sciences

Business Development and Communications Director as of 21 August 2020. Executive Vice President as of 1. January 2023.

E-mail silja.huhtiniemi(at)kpy.fi

Previous positions:
Kuopio Region Chamber of Commerce, Chief Executive Officer; North Savo Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment, Coordinator for International Affairs; Kuopio Innovation Oy, Marketing Manager; Kuopion Teknologiakeskus Teknia Oy, Project Manager

Board positions:
KPY Momentum Oy

Holds 700 shares in KPY

Chief Financial Officer, Management Team Member

Jenni Ahava (b. 1983)
M.Sc.(Econ. & Bus. Admin.)

Chief Financial Officer as of 19 August 2020.

E-mail jenni.ahava(at)kpy.fi

Previous positions:
PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy, auditor, APA

Board positions:
Voimatel Oy,
Novapolis Oy
KPY Momentum Oy
Pohjois-Savon Osuuspankki

Holds 1,200 shares in KPY 

Chief Legal Officer, Management Team Member

Teemu Pieviläinen (b. 1989)
Master of Laws – LLM

Chief Legal Officer as of 1 February 2022, Legal Counsel as of 4 January 2021

E-mail teemu.pievilainen(at)kpy.fi

Previous positions:
PreLex Oy: Senior Legal Counsel/Tax Advisor, Premium Law Oy: Senior Legal Counsel, Elite Alfred Berg / EAB Palvelut Oy: Leading Legal Counsel, Elite Alfred Berg / Elite Laki Oy: Chief Executive Officer, Elite Varainhoito Oyj: Compliance Officer.

Board positions:
Osuma Henkilöstöpalvelut Oy

Holds 1,200 shares in KPY 

Chief Business Officer, CBO (interim)

Ville Ilves (s. 1974)
eMBA

Interim CBO as of February 2026

E-mail: ville.ilves(at)kpy.fi 

Previous positions:

HT Growth Partners Oy, Executive Advisor
SiloAI, aDVISOR
Unikie Oy, CBDO / MD (Estonia & Poland)
Rightware Oy, CEO
NetHawk Oyj, Vice President of Sales, President (USA)

Board Advisor:
AILiveSim Oy
Profilence Oy
Hashlist / Gigarator Oy

Holds 2,000 shares in KPY