Panu Arvila
Senior Manager
"Experienced professional with extensive versatile experience in IT, Data, Processes and Leadership. Business and People oriented problem solver with passion towards continuous learning and exceeding set targets."
Special skills
Capability to develop tools, concepts and models fitting to customer organisation, processes and needs and fitting enterprise architecture
Large projects from project initiation to planning, implementation and deployment, roll-outs, and later system upgrades.
End-to-end business process development knowhow
Ability to bridge business and technology
Business changes and IT transformations in various situations: Business transaction preparations, mergers, acquisitions, divestments and carve ins/outs
Leadership and management
Program and project management
Organisational change management and leadership
Concept and methodology development
Strengths
Practical mindset and can-do attitude
Analytical mindset: ability to see the big picture and identify dependencies
Value oriented to deliver tangible business outcomes
People skills: working easily with different organisation levels and stakeholders from blue collars to management
Methodology development: Strong capability to develop models, methods and tools and implement them into operational use and action.
Relevant experience
Strong appx 20 years of experience in Data, IT, Business development, Processes and Digitalization in multiple industries and 5+ years in consulting and advisory.
Consulting and development assignments
Data platform renewal programs including advisory in Governance and operations models
IT M&A assignments in Energy sector (Advisory, Transaction preparations and Carve in’s / Out’s)
Transformation, transitions and program/Project management
Data operating model, Capability and Governance development
Business reporting renewal project in Technology company
Customer ERP renewal project manager
Operative roles
Interim CIO during business transaction in Energy sector
Performance management lead, IT, Fortum
Digital transformation manager, Fortum
IT manager / Team lead, Fortum
Education
ITIL v.2, 3 & 4 Foundation
Six Sigma Green Belt
Master of Business Administration, Business technologies
Master of Business Administration, Technology law (ongoing)
Bachelor of Business Administration, Business management