Experienced ICT influencer Tuomo Haukkovaara appointed Chairman of Funidata's Board of Directors
Tuomo Haukkovaara, an experienced ICT influencer, is nominated to join Funidata's Board of Directors. The appointment, which will be confirmed at the Annual General Meeting, supports our market-driven approach and strengthens the development of our higher education solutions.
The Funidata Oy shareholders' nomination committee proposes to the general meeting that Tuomo Haukkovaara, M.Sc. (Tech.), be appointed as chairman of the company's board of directors. Haukkovaara is an experienced ICT executive who has served as CEO and chairman of the board of IBM Finland for many years. In addition, Haukkovaara has extensive experience on the boards of Technology Industries of Finland and the National Emergency Supply Agency, among others. Haukkovaara currently serves as Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Digital and Population Data Services Agency and the Kaute Foundation, and as a member of the Board of Directors of Boardman Oy.
"I am excited about this opportunity to be part of Funidata's growth story. As a former student union activist, higher education institutions and students are close to my heart. The Student Information System developed by Funidata, Sisu, plays a key role in studies and is modern in its implementation, which provides an excellent starting point for taking the business to the next level," says Tuomo Haukkovaara.
The chair of the shareholders' nomination committee, Marjo Berglund, quaestor at the University of Helsinki, is delighted that Funidata is attracting skilled and experienced Finnish business experts to its board. "Tuomo has repeatedly highlighted the need to leverage technology and, for example, the benefits of artificial intelligence in streamlining and automating processes. Tuomo's expertise will be a valuable addition to the field of higher education institution digitalization."
"I am very pleased that Tuomo was available to serve as Chairman of Funidata's Board of Directors. His extensive experience in the ICT sector in Finland and internationally will bring significant added value to the company's management as we are transforming from an in-house company into a market-operating company. Funidata has operated as a product development company for its owner universities since 2016 until recent years. In line with our new strategy, we have now begun to market and sell our globally unique cloud-based Sisu Student Information System to Finnish higher education institutions, while also exploring opportunities outside Finland," says Funidata's CEO Mikko Myllys.
Funidata's long-standing Chairman of the Board, Dr. Juhani Strömberg, has announced that he will no longer be available to serve on the Board after seven years as Chairman. Funidata would like to thank Juhani for his long and distinguished service in leading the company's management, during which time Funidata has developed from a product development phase to a phase of commercial growth. We would also like to thank Digital Director Ari Hirvonen (University of Jyväskylä), who is stepping down from the board, for his valuable contribution to Funidata's development.
The nomination committee also proposes that Antti Sirviö, Chief Information Officer at LUT University, be elected as a new member of the Board of Directors. The nomination committee proposes that the current member of the Board of Directors, Ilona Ylinampa, Deputy Managing Director at Fujitsu Finland Oy, be elected as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors. The current members of the Board of Directors, Administrative Director Esa Hämäläinen from the University of Helsinki, Director of Education Services Mari Ikonen from the University of Jyväskylä, Managing Director Pentti Unkuri from Enerim Oy, and Head of Business Control Jussi Välimäki from Aalto University, are proposed to continue as members of the Board of Directors.
Funidata's general meeting will be held on April 28, 2025, when the board appointments will be made.
Additional information:
Mikko Myllys, CEO, Funidata Oy
+358 50 414 3283 / mikko.myllys(at)funidata.fi
Tuomo Haukkovaara, future Chairman of the Board
+358 40 579 3154 / tuomo.haukkovaara(at)boardman.fi
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Funidata Oy is a company owned by Finnish higher education institutions that builds smart and sustainable digital services for the changing needs of learners and higher education institutions. We want to promote effortless learning and education for future learners. Funidata's main product is the cloud-native Sisu Student Information System, offered as a SaaS service on the AWS public cloud.