Vesa Ilama

Background

About Vesa Ilama

I am a highly skilled leader and senior manager with wide practical working experience in different functions and positions in global matrix organisations. I lead by example, support others and have received excellent feedback from my subordinates, peers and superiors. My special expertise is in leadership, coaching & mentoring, competence development, networking people, co-operation and multicultural portfolio, program & project management. I have a passion for program and project management and have always challenged myself also to be able to do the work in practice. I am widely known and recognised in Finland as one of the top-level managers in PM area and often asked to speak in national as well as international seminars. I have experience of working abroad with different cultures and have a good reputation as an expert in global process and organization development. I am frequently asked to act as an advisor/ member of major key development activities because of my wide experience, business focus and ability to see the big picture for the benefit of the company. I'm motivated by good co-operation, open atmosphere and culture, planning & executing strategies, achieving the set targets, learning experiences and inventing, creating and improving things that prove to be useful and beneficial for the whole company. Because of my experience in a number of different manager positions I enjoy working both as a global function or area leader and as a direct line manager.