Board of Directors

Mr. Ari Siponmaa
Chairman of the Board
Managing Partner
Aura Capital Oy
Phone: +358 41 448 6461

Ari has more than twenty years of experience in both corporate management consulting and growth company investments and has held senior positions in top international management consultancies, such as Andersen Consulting, Gemini Consulting and most recently AT Kearny. In his prior assignments he has consulted top European public listed companies in industrial, banking, and consumer sectors, including several M&A transactions in Nordic countries and Europe. Currently, Ari is the Managing Partner of Aura Capital, a privately held venture capital company focusing on high technology investments.

Mr. Peter Vesterbacka
Board Member

Peter is the Chief Marketing Officer of Rovio Entertainment. Peter drives the company’s marketing and brand strategy. He has been a member of Bluegiga's board since 2008.

Mr. Petri Salonen
Board Member
Aura Capital Oy
Phone: +358 50 594 1510

Petri is working at Aura Capital as Partner and Investment Director. His responsibilities are business development of portfolio companies as well as evaluating new investments. Petri has a solid understanding of ICT business having been involved in the industries since 1988. Petri has held senior management positions at AtBusiness Communications, Silicon Graphics and Hewlett Packard. Petri has received a M.Sc. degree in Helsinki University of Technology.

Mr. Risto Valtakari
Board Member

Risto has more than 25 years of experience in management consulting, managed services and technology solutions for large global public companies. He has also helped start-ups and smaller companies in establishing international partnerships and alliances.
He is currently Vice President for Strategic Initiatives at Accenture's Guangzhou office, China. During his career, Risto has held several management positions in Accenture creating new businesses for company. For the past fifteen years his activities have focused on high-tech, telecom and media industries. He has played active role in multiple acquisitions and business transfers in this domain.

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