Midagon

Mikko Hakala

Examples of achievements  
Mikko led a team of process owners and developers in Coriant to create world-class digital services for the global services business. Systems and processes were designed, configured and deployed from scratch in one year to meet the deadline of new company go-live and Nokia’s systems carve-out. Digital services included optical networks software e-delivery, hardware services logistics, software services ticketing and customer training services. SalesForce and SAP systems were fully integrated using SAP PI and iDOCs. Logistics service ordering from LSPs utilized Rosettanet messaging.

Mikko led a team of project managers, product owners and developers in Fonecta Enterprise Solutions to deliver digital marketing solutions to large corporate accounts. The team also brought several innovations to market, such as weather targeted online displays (banners) utilizing advertising click stream from Google, weather data stream from Foreca, Hadoop analytics and Google DCP.

Mikko led the Nokia Money mobile payment service deployment in India and Pakistan. The service attracted more than one million subscribers in one year. The team also developed a unique “Market acceptance testing” methodology to ensure an excellent user experience for the service.

Business and project experience  
Mikko has worked  for 12 years in Nokia and Fonecta, holding different leadership positions in R&D, F&C, manufacturing, distribution, mobile services and digital marketing functions. He has also nine years of supply chain management consulting experience from Accenture.

Areas of interest
Mikko is interested and experienced in developing digital services and leading demanding change programs. He likes camping and other outdoor activities.

What others say about Mikko
“Mikko has the ability to structure complex entities."

"He is persistent, creative and capable of solving problems in a diverse and innovative manner."

"As a colleague, Mikko is fair and approachable.”