Merja Vesanen is an experienced researcher with extensive knowledge of talent acquisition and executive search. Her substantial background includes information-intensive roles focused on supporting organisations through market and business intelligence. She is adept at extracting value from data and applying it to the search process, identifying market opportunities as well as candidates.
Professional Focus
- Over 10 years’ experience in executive search and recruitment
- Industry expertise in consumer & retail, financial services, industrial and professional services
- Involved in search assignments for a full range of functional roles across management, director and board levels
- Deep expertise in research, candidate sourcing, talent acquisition, business and market intelligence, corporate strategy-level information
- Fluent in Finnish and English
Business Expertise
- Research Leader at a global leadership consulting and executive search firm
- Research Consultant, Executive and Board at a major Finnish recruitment firm
- Business Intelligence Manager at Salomaa, Finland’s largest marketing group
- Senior Manager, Strategic Intelligence at Nokia; prior roles included Senior Information Consultant and Information Specialist over a 12-year career
- Started career as an Information Assistant at MTV3
Sector Expertise
- Consumer & Retail
- Financial Services
- Industrial
- Professional Services
Education & Certifications
- Master’s degree (MSc Soc.) in information science from University of Tampere
- Business School Graduate, Helsinki Business College
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