Kari H.

About Kari H.

Kari Herala, Head of Contract Management Execution for Wärtsilä in Americas, has profound experience in developing, structuring and leading businesses in the energy and marine sector. Kari has held several international Senior management positions covering strategy, company governance, business development, delivery and sales, as well as quality management and assurance, mergers & acquisitions. Kari has also served on the Board of several companies, lead Customer Service function consisting of multiple legal companies throughout a designated area and implemented change management programs and centralization projects delivering profitability improvements. These included e.g. transformation of operating mode, new business models, centralizations and rapid strategy implementations. Furthermore Kari has had hands on management and company legal representative responsibilities in several companies and in multiple countries.Understanding Customer’s business and developing solutions that is Creating customer value is Kari’s core competence. Kari has experience in developing both procedures & operations to meet and anticipate future customer expectations and needs. Kari has the ability to see the big picture and translate that into win-win business opportunities. Kari has excellent communication skills and an ability to make complex things simple to different audiences. Kari is fluent in English, Swedish and Finnish and can also communicate in Spanish, German, Norwegian and Danish.Kari is a people oriented leader focusing on his team to be successful, concentrating on developing new leaders rather than followers. Kari is an entrepreneur at hart and his favorite slogan is: “we need to take ownership of this issue”.Specialties: Strategic Planning, Thermal Power Plant Profit Optimization Solutions, Professional Contract Management, Negotiations, Team Building and Centralization.

Experience

1. General Manager, Marine Contract Management, Americas

   Wärtsilä

   Nov 2014 — Present

Education

• Vasa Institute of Technology

  Bachelor of Science (BSc), Engine & Construction technology

  1982 — 1986

• Harward Business School

  Diploma of Education, Efficient Board Work