- Close to 25 years of experience in driving complex transformations
- Program management & subject matter expert in M&As including:
- Program manager, 2016-17, ICT merger of Veikkaus, RAY and Fintoto with ca. 40 sub-projects and 250 team members
- Program management support & cutover, Itella merger and rebranding to Posti with ca. 40 projects, 2015
- Program management & subject matter expert in several ERP initiatives, e.g.
- ERP strategy creation, multi-billion services company, 2018
- SAP ERP implementation in Russia, 2016
- SAP implementation for the city of Lahti, ICT project of the year 2013 award
- Project manager and subject matter expert in several global operating model definition and deployment projects
Ilkka Töyrylä
VP Business Transformation Services
+358 45 12 696 12
ilkka.toyryla@midagon.com
Special skills
Program and project management
ICT project management
ERP systems
Supply chain management, supply chain planning, logistics, traceability
Service operations / after market services
Operating model and process design
Mergers and acquisitions
Outsourcing
Relevant experience
Strengths
- Deep skills in ERP project management, drawing from years of experience in complex ERP transformations
- Excellent understanding of project and program management methodologies and best practices
- Strong leadership skills, supporting teams to achieve excellent results even in difficult circumstances
- Experience from ca. 15 projects where Ilkka has been invited to turn around a challenged project
Education
- DrSc (Tech), Helsinki University of Technology, 1999
- Major in industrial management / supply chain management
- Thesis on traceability in supply chain
- MSc (Econ), Helsinki School of Economics 1993
- Major in accounting and finance
- Co-author of Handbook of Outsourcing, Talentum Media, 2013
- Co-author of Warranty Fraud Management, John Wiley, 2016
- Co-author of Midagon White Papers: ”Why large and complex ICT and digital transformations fail”, 2018, “ICT integration in Mergers & Acquisitions”, 2017 and ”Business benefits realization”, 2016
Recent posts
Kuulumisia Ruotsin M&A-rintamalta October 30, 2018
Mihin omaa hankejohtajaa tarvitaan? September 18, 2018
Mergers & Acquisitions: Success is a choice August 24, 2018
Exceptional management support and project success June 20, 2018