Heli Partanen has been appointed as the CEO of Telia Finland starting on April 15, 2020.
She is currently responsible for the consumer business in Finland and has since November 2019 been acting Vice CEO and head of daily operations of Telia Finland. In her new role she will also be a member of the Group Executive Management team of Telia Company
Heli Partanen has worked at Telia since 1998 in various leadership positions. Since 2016 she has been Head of Consumer Business in Finland, and before that, Head of Consumer Customer Services and Sales. She has also been the HR Director of Telia Finland.
Heli Partanen will report to Acting President and CEO Christian Luiga and will be a member of the Group Executive Management team of Telia Company. She will start her new role in April 15, and Juha Kivelä, currently Head of Operational Excellence in Telia Finland, will be acting Head of Consumer during the search for her successor.
Christian Luiga, Acting President and CEO, Telia Finland
Heli has a long and extensive experience of Telia and the telecommunications industry. She has held several leading positions within our company since 1998 and has shown strong leadership and collaboration skills.
Heli Partanen, CEO, Telia Finland
Besides high-quality networks, Telia Finland has the opportunity to be the leading ICT partner for Finnish enterprise customers, and as a media company to also bring added value to Finnish consumers with joint offerings of content and access.
