Business Chief Europe Magazine February 2020 | Page 30

WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS OVER THE YEARS ?
HOW HAS DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION FACTORED INTO YOUR WORK FROM
LEADERSHIP

“ IT IS ESSENTIAL TO KEEP DIVERSITY AT THE CENTRE OF A FAST GROWTH BUSINESS OTHERWISE YOU CAN LOSE SIGHT OF WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO ACHIEVE : INNOVATION ”

— Antti-Jussi ( AJ ) Suominen , CEO , Holvi
30 an essential role in accelerating Holvi ’ s transition from a fast-growing fintech company to an even more customer-centric online service .
WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS OVER THE YEARS ?
Recently , it would have to be scaling up Holvi with over 150,000 microbusinesses served , and growing Holvi to a 100 + employee company . The scaling has taken a lot of time and effort to execute but it was one of the most rewarding parts of my career . At the beginning of June 2019 , we opened our new branch office in Germany and made the country our second home market . Since our mission is to make life easier for our customers , we made the decision to go " all in " for our customers .
HOW HAS DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION FACTORED INTO YOUR WORK FROM
FEBRUARY 2020