Commercial turnaround
When sales are falling short: identify the obstacles, reset priorities, improve profitability and get commercial performance moving in the right direction.
Commercial challenges rarely wait for the perfect recruitment process. I step in, take responsibility and help businesses move from decisions to results — with hands-on leadership and a clear commercial focus.
I work with companies that need to strengthen commercial performance, accelerate development or lead change. The assignment may be a temporary leadership role, a defined transformation project or a commercial challenge that needs an experienced pair of hands.
When sales are falling short: identify the obstacles, reset priorities, improve profitability and get commercial performance moving in the right direction.
Lead sales teams, develop key accounts and channels, sharpen the offering and convert market opportunities into profitable business.
Turn plans into action. Build accountability, coordinate people and operations, and deliver change rather than another presentation about it.
Develop cross-border business, establish routes to market and support expansion — particularly between Finland and Sweden, with a wider Nordic perspective.
Experience in developing retail networks, franchise operations and multi-site businesses. From building and expanding operations to improving commercial performance, strengthening store management and leading organisational change.
Hands-on leadership of a greenfield FMCG manufacturing investment, turning a business concept into a fully operational production business. Covering product development, facilities, equipment, recruitment, production set-up, distribution and commercial launch.
Leadership of international sales, marketing and business development in manufacturing industries. Experience in developing new markets, strengthening brands, expanding sales channels and building digital capabilities to support commercial growth across countries.
Commercial development in the building products industry, combining sales leadership with brand renewal, marketing and communication. Experience in modernising an established brand, reshaping its market positioning and launching new customer offerings that expanded the business into complementary products and services.
My background also includes FMCG, manufacturing, service businesses, business intelligence, marketing and Nordic market entry.
Hotels and tourism are particularly interesting fields for me. My academic background is in Service Marketing at Hanken School of Economics, with a strong focus on service business, customer experience and commercial development.
My master's thesis, “Yield Management inom hotellbranschen”, examined pricing and capacity management in the hotel industry and received a Best Thesis scholarship in 1999.
That commercial perspective connects naturally to revenue management, sales development, distribution, customer experience and profitability in hospitality and tourism. It is an academic specialisation and a field of interest — alongside my hands-on leadership experience from other sectors.
Interim leadership, commercial development or a clearly scoped change project. The role and duration are shaped around the business need.
Based in Finland and open to on-site assignments, travel and relocation. Particularly strong familiarity with Finland and Sweden, and an interest in assignments across the Nordic region.
Native Swedish, fluent Finnish and English, and good working German. Direct communication, practical leadership and a focus on getting things done.
Tell me what your business needs. We can discuss the situation, the right scope and whether my experience is a good fit — without obligations.