Pirkka Palomäki, F-Secure nominated as CTO of the Year 2011
Technology Academy Finland, in cooperation with Spinverse, has named Pirkka Palomäki, F-Secure's Chief Technology Officer, as CTO of the Year 2011. Palomäki has played a significant role in turning F-Secure into a global technology leader in the data security sector.
The CTO of the Year Award is given to exceptional technology leaders who meet the following criteria:
The CTO of the Year:
- The winning CTO adds significant value to the company’s performance through technology
- The CTO communicates company’s technologies and their benefits to all stakeholders in an understandable way
- The CTO is an inspiring teambuilder and -leader
The CTO’s Company:
- The company's technology-enabled product and service portfolio is a globally competitive, well-known and innovative
- The company has built a strong technology collaboration community
- The company has strong innovation process encouraging company-wide participation
Societal Impact:
- The CTO contributes to working groups, societies and other bodies working for development of the society at large and his/her industry in general
The Award jury included
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- Yrjö Neuvo, Board Member, Technology Academy Finland (Chairman)
- Mona Grönstrand, Former CTO of Datex (GE Healthcare)
- Lars Gädda, Research Director, Forestcluster Ltd
- Tapani Järvinen, Chairman of Technology Academy Finland Industry Council
- Matti Kleimola, Professor, Former CTO, Wärtsilä Corporation
- Pekka Koponen, CEO, Spinverse
- Matti Packalén, Board Professional
- Jari Pasanen, Vice-President, SITRA