Riina Sihvola

Senior Manager

”Riina is a trusted professional leader with deep experience on driving complex transformations. She brings in strong focus on strategic value, outcomes, and leading change in collaboration and hands-on.”

Special skills

Leading complex and large transformations and changes
Strategy analyses, roadmaps and execution – IT & Business
Operating model design and renewals – IT & Business interface
Organization change management and communication•Strategic partner evaluations, reviews and management
Program management & risk management
Growth, organizational efficiency and cost optimization initiatives
Talent and capability assessments & culture building
Strong leadership, people and team leading skills

Strengths

Extensive expertise in leading company-wide transformations, planning and driving complex strategic initiatives in global setting

Proven track record of successfully managing change with multiple stakeholders & partners, collaborating and engaging all levels
Strong program leadership with hands-on change management and communication, ensuring alignment & critical project delivery
Broad project experience in management consulting, including M&A integrations, operating model redesigns, tool and process implementations, and end-to-end process redesign across sales, production, sourcing, finance, and IT, to cost efficiency programs

Relevant experience

Riina is a senior business and IT transformation leader with 25 years of experience in complex global business and IT renewals in multiple industries
Senior change leader in multiple complex and strategic transformations, in Financial Services incl. Insurance & Banking, Manufacturing, Telco, Consumer Goods, Service & IT industries
Several change leader/project manager roles in M&A integration programs, planning and driving change initiatives
Global Strategy Program Manager/Global Transformation Lead, Sourcing and Finance, in global manufacturing company

Education

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