“I was longing for practical action and in this position, I can return to the core of daily automation expertise – the area that I have once left.”

Heikki Jääskeläinen, the newest member appointed to Pinja’s management team, is an experienced veteran in international projects and a topnotch automation talent.

Heikki Jääskeläinen started at Pinja in early summer leading the business sector of industrial renewal and investment projects. Mr. Jääskeläinen moves to Pinja from AFRY after a career of over 20 years where his responsibilities included automation operations in Northern Europe.

– Heikki Jääskeläinen joins Pinja as an important reinforcement to strengthen customer relations related to automation expertise, improve delivery performance and sharpen the focus of expertise. In addition, he will advance our operations in international customer service networks. Jääskeläinen is a good representative of the Pinja spirit and therefore a natural choice for us. He is easy to talk with, committed and experienced, says Pinja’s CEO Veli-Matti Nurminen.

Heikki Jääskeläinen, representing the topnotch of automation expertise, says that he was delighted to be offered the opportunity to join Pinja.

– It always warms the heart when contacted as a potential candidate and I also felt that I would have something to offer here. I was longing for practical action and in this position, I can return to the core of daily automation expertise – the area that I have once left, Heikki Jääskeläinen says.

Mr. Jääskeläinen has been involved in significant industrial projects all over the world. He has worked on a number of long-term international secondments, for example, in France, Portugal and Germany. To Pinja, he will bring further insights into different work cultures and speed up the company’s process of internationalization.

– Our range of services includes software products that are linked to our automation expertise and arouse global interest, such as the maintenance software Novi by Pinja designed for reducing production disturbances. Our expertise enables implementation of large projects as we can offer flexible solutions that meet a wide range of customer needs. In addition, Pinja is organized into expert teams of suitable sizes allowing for efficient operation, Mr. Jääskeläinen concludes.