Olli Pentti Riikkala

Chairman at Helvar Merca Group

73 year

Health Technology

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Olli Pentti Riikkala is currently the Chairman at Helvar Merca Group, Director at Medixine Oy, Director at Machinery Oy, Director at Instrumentarium Scientific Foundation, Director at Kiinteistö Oy Biomedicum Helsinki, and Director at Docrates Oy.
Previously, he served as the President & Chief Executive Officer at Instrumentarium Oyj, Vice Chairman at Tieto Oyj, Chairman at Comptel Oyj, Deputy Chairman at Nexstim Oyj, and Chairman at Oriola Corp.
He also held various director positions at Remote Analysis Oy, Dassiet Oy, Huch Ltd., Hyks Instituutti Oy, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Mendor Oy, and PaloDEx Group Oy.
Riikkala's education includes an MBA from Claremont Graduate University, and graduate degrees from Aalto University School of Business and Aalto University School of Science & Technology.

Olli Pentti Riikkala active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Instrumentarium Scientific Foundation	Director/Board Member	2010-04-26
Kiinteistö Oy Biomedicum Helsinki Kiinteistö Oy Biomedicum Helsinki Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Kiinteistö Oy Biomedicum Helsinki is a private company based in Helsinki, Finland. The Finnish company promotes research in clinical medicine and health sciences.	Director/Board Member	2010-04-26
Docrates Oy	Director/Board Member	-
Medixine Oy Medixine Oy Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Medixine Oy provides tools for connecting patients and care providers and optimizing care processes. The firm provides tools for connecting different data sources and optimizing care processes. It develops monitoring and collaboration tools for all parties involved in the care process. The company was founded by Jokinen Tauno Tapio in 2000 and is headquartered in Espoo, Finland.	Director/Board Member	-
Helvar Merca Group Helvar Merca Group Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing The Helvar Merca Group develops, manufactures and markets lighting components. It manufactures lighting ballasts and lighting control electronics and fastems. It also offers factory automation systems. The company was founded in September 2002 and is located in Espoo, Finland	Chairman	-
Machinery Oy Machinery Oy Electronics DistributorsDistribution Services Machinery Oy engages in the wholesale of machinery for the metalworking, construction, and power generations sectors. It also offers maintenance services and spare parts. The company was founded on May 18, 1911 and is headquartered in Vantaa, Finland.	Director/Board Member	-

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Former positions of Olli Pentti Riikkala

Companies	Position	End
ORIOLA OYJ	Chairman	2013-03-19
COMPTEL OYJ	Chairman	-
GE Healthcare Finland Oy GE Healthcare Finland Oy Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Part of General Electric Co., GE Healthcare Finland Oy is a Finnish company that manufactures and markets medical imaging, information technologies, medical diagnostics and patient monitoring systems. The private company is based in Helsinki, Finland.	Corporate Officer/Principal	2005-12-31
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Training of Olli Pentti Riikkala

Claremont Graduate University	Masters Business Admin
Aalto University School of Business	Graduate Degree
Aalto University School of Science & Technology	Graduate Degree

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Listed companies	2
NEXSTIM PLC	Health Technology
ORIOLA OYJ	Distribution Services

Private companies	20
Instrumentarium Oyj Instrumentarium Oyj Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Instrumentarium Oyj used to manufacture medical equipment and retail ophthalmic products. The company's operations were carried out through the following divisions: anaesthesia & critical care equipment: supply of anaesthesia & intensive care equipment, systems and services; medical equipment & supplies: diagnostic imaging equipment, medical, dental X-ray systems, dental hand instruments, hospital, nursing home furniture, operating tables, delivery beds, distribution of medical and laboratory equipment; Optical retail: sale of ophthalmic products and provision of special services. Instrumentarium was located in Helsinki, Finland.	Health Technology
Tieto Oyj Tieto Oyj Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Tieto Oyj provides full lifecycle information technology services. It also provides global product development services for companies in the communications and embedded technologies arena. The company operates through the following segments: Managed Services, Consulting and System Integration, Industry Products and Product Development Services. TietoEVRY was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Espoo, Finland.	Technology Services
Comptel Oyj Comptel Oyj Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Comptel Oyj engages in the provision of telecom software and services in convergent mediation and charging, predictive analytics and service fulfillment. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.	Technology Services
Helvar Merca Group Helvar Merca Group Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing The Helvar Merca Group develops, manufactures and markets lighting components. It manufactures lighting ballasts and lighting control electronics and fastems. It also offers factory automation systems. The company was founded in September 2002 and is located in Espoo, Finland	Producer Manufacturing
Medixine Oy Medixine Oy Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Medixine Oy provides tools for connecting patients and care providers and optimizing care processes. The firm provides tools for connecting different data sources and optimizing care processes. It develops monitoring and collaboration tools for all parties involved in the care process. The company was founded by Jokinen Tauno Tapio in 2000 and is headquartered in Espoo, Finland.	Technology Services
Machinery Oy Machinery Oy Electronics DistributorsDistribution Services Machinery Oy engages in the wholesale of machinery for the metalworking, construction, and power generations sectors. It also offers maintenance services and spare parts. The company was founded on May 18, 1911 and is headquartered in Vantaa, Finland.	Distribution Services
Helvar Merca Oy Ab Helvar Merca Oy Ab Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Helvar Merca Oy AB is a holding firm that engages in manufacturing lighting ballasts and lighting control electronics and factory automation systems. The company is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.	Producer Manufacturing
PaloDEx Group Oy PaloDEx Group Oy Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology KaVo Kerr Group Finland produces digital and analog dental imaging equipment for both intra and extra-oral applications. The firm offers its products to healthcare professionals, such as dentists, oral surgeons, radiologists, ear, nose and throat specialists, and X-ray nurses. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Tuusula, Finland.	Health Technology
Remote Analysis Oy Remote Analysis Oy Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Remote Analysis Oy provides remote medical analysis services. Its services include 24-hour ECG-registration, sleep apnea analysis and 24-hour blood pressure monitoring and videos. The company was founded by Ossi Pentti Tiihonen in 2002 and is headquartered in Kuopio, Finland.	Health Services
Dassiet Oy Dassiet Oy Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Onbone Oy develops medical casting and splinting materials for use in the fields of orthopaedics, traumatology and occupational therapy. The company was founded by Petro Antero Kirmo Lahtinen, Antti Pärssinen, Jari Juhani Salo, Matti Eino Olavi Vaheri, and Karri Airola on November 18, 2008 and is headquartered in Oulu, Finland.	Health Technology
Huch Ltd.
Fastems Oy Ab Fastems Oy Ab Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Fastems manufactures flexible manufacturing systems (FMS) and robot cells for automating metal cutting CNC machine tools, and provides services related to automation. They work together with all major metal cutting machine tool manufacturers and integrate their products into automation solutions. Fastems currently employs 300 professionals in Europe, the USA, and Asia. Its headquarters is located in Tampere, Finland.	Producer Manufacturing
GE Healthcare Finland Oy GE Healthcare Finland Oy Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Part of General Electric Co., GE Healthcare Finland Oy is a Finnish company that manufactures and markets medical imaging, information technologies, medical diagnostics and patient monitoring systems. The private company is based in Helsinki, Finland.	Health Technology
GE Healthcare Information Technologies AB
Instrumentarium Scientific Foundation
Kiinteistö Oy Biomedicum Helsinki Kiinteistö Oy Biomedicum Helsinki Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Kiinteistö Oy Biomedicum Helsinki is a private company based in Helsinki, Finland. The Finnish company promotes research in clinical medicine and health sciences.	Commercial Services
Hyks Instituutti Oy
Helsinki University Central Hospital Helsinki University Central Hospital Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Helsinki University Central Hospital operates as a hospital. The private company is based in Helsinki, Finland and has subsidiaries in Finland.	Health Services
Mendor Oy Mendor Oy BiotechnologyHealth Technology Mendor Oy designs, develops and markets diabetes management products. It offers a blood glucose meter and web-based software application for the daily management of diabetes. The firm designs address the needs of people with diabetes requiring regular blood glucose monitoring. The company was founded by Tuomas Planman, Jukka Planman and Kristian Ranta in 2006 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.	Health Technology
Docrates Oy