Noku Oy provides professional advisory, consultancy and support services to management, boards and owners of internationally active small and middle-sized domestic companies and local subsidiaries of multinational groups.
Our expertise and services include
All of our services are tailor-made in each case to the customer’s actual needs and requirements.
Noku Oy was founded in early 2006. Our services are based on our principal partner’s over 30 years of hands-on experience in operational management and specialist functions of multinational industrial groups. His experience also includes over 20 years of board of directors work in Finland and in several other countries, as director or company secretary.
Our experience and expertise covers working with both listed and private companies.
We have participated in the planning, management and implementation of nearly 200 M&A transactions and corporate restructurings, including private-to-public and public-to-private transactions, stock exchange listings and delistings.
Noku Oy co-operates with local and international service providers with access to their specialist resources and expertise. We have a close association with Benefit Advisors Oy in matters relating to consultancy and brokerage services in employee/management benefit and life & pension insurance matters; and with Optimum Insurance Consultants Oy regarding consultancy and brokerage services in corporate non-life insurance matters.
www.benefitadvisors.fi
www.optimuminsurance.fi
Academic Education
Master of Laws (LL.M.)
B.Sc. (Econ.)
Brief summary of employment record
1977-2006 served in major international industrial corporations (Pöyry Group, Wärtsilä Group, Metra Group, Sanitec Group) in expert and senior management positions; including CFO & Executive VP, General Counsel & Senior VP, Company Secretary, VP Administration & HR, Legal Counsel.
Board Memberships, etc.
1992 – (continuing), Abloy Oy, Chairman of the Board
2015 – (continuing), Turvaykköset Oy, Director
1983 – 2006, Chairman or Director on the Boards of several Wärtsilä, Metra and Sanitec Group subsidiaries and affiliates in Finland and abroad
2000 – 2007, Keramag AG (stock listed in Düsseldorf, Germany), Member of Supervisory Board
1998 – 2005, Association of Finnish Industry and Employers (TT/EK) Member of Tax & Finance Committee
1989 – 1998, Central Chamber of Commerce (KKK) in Finland, Chairman of the Legal Committee
1996 – 1997, Member of joint working team (industry, stock exchange, chamber of commerce) drafting Finland´s 1st ever Corporate Governance Code
2005 – (continuing), International Bar Association, Member
Areas of Experience and Expertise
Some 30 years of experience in general management, corporate accounting & control, corporate finance, administration & HR, tax and legal functions in major international industrial groups.
Some 20 years´ experience as Company Secretary/Secretary of the Board of Directors in stock listed companies (stock listings in Helsinki, Stockholm, London, Luxembourg, U.S. SEC registration).
Over 20 years´ experience in executive management teams of stock listed international corporations, including directorships in domestic and overseas subsidiaries.
Advised, managed and implemented some 200 M&A projects, including private-to-public and public-to-private transactions.
Languages
Finnish (native)
English (fluent)
Swedish (fluent)
German (basic)
French (basic)
