Ari-Pekka Salovaara
Ari-Pekka Salovaara is a seasoned professional with a strong background in business management, entrepreneurship, and investments.
Currently serving as a Segment Director at Visma, Ari-Pekka oversees the small business segment across four countries, contributing to over €300M in revenues with half a million companies utilizing their products.
With a wealth of experience, Ari-Pekka was CEO/MD and co-founder of two companies, and has made over 30 angel investments in various successful ventures like MariaDB, Small Giant Games, Paytrail, DealDash, and MOI mobile operator.
In addition to his role at Visma, he holds key positions as Chairman of the Board in 11 Visma companies and serves as a Board Member at Nordic Business Forum, Miradore, and EK Chamber of Commerce.
Ari-Pekka Salovaara's educational background includes a Ylioppilas degree from Kuopion Lyseon lukio and an MSc in IT from LUT University.
His extensive involvement in organizations includes past roles as Member of the Board at Nordic Business Forum, Board member at Miradore, Investor at Spintop Ventures, and various board memberships and director positions at companies like Maventa Oy, Moi Mobiili, Paytrail, Netvisor Oy, and Visma.
Prior to his current roles, Ari-Pekka held positions such as CEO at Severa Oyj, Managing Director at Maventa Oy, and Cofounder at Nexon Consulting Oy, showcasing a diverse and accomplished career in the business and technology sectors.
Ari-Pekka Salovaara's contributions extend beyond business, as he has also shared his expertise as an Advisor at Lappeenranta University of Technology and gained hands-on experience as a System Administrator at Sonera Oyj.
