Sales and Marketing Team

	Mr. Tom Nordman VP, Sales and Customer Service Phone: +358 9 435 5060 [email protected]
Tom has more than eighteen years of experience in telecommunication industry in various management, executive and consulting positions. During his time at Bluegiga, Tom has had several positions including leader of product creation, general management and customer service. He is currently in charge of Bluegiga’s global sales and marketing operations. Previously, Tom has worked in IT security business as global customer service manager at Stonesoft and as partner, board member, sales director and consultant at Avantcomp Oy, a pioneering Finnish network security company. Tom started his career as a telecom and IT expert for shipbuilding company Masa-Yards in 1993. Tom has two degrees in Marketing and Electronic Engineering.
	Mrs. Anna Nykänen Business Development Director Phone: +358 9 435 5060 [email protected]
M.Sc. (Econ.), Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration, Finland. Prior to joining Bluegiga in 2005, Anna already had a proven track record of territory management, business development and sales of hardware, software and services in international information and communications technology field. Her previous employers include Fujitsu Services and Anixter International. Anna is responsible for Bluegiga’s customers and partners in North-Europe, Russia and Israel.
	Mr. Janne Hämäläinen Business Development Director Phone: +358 9 435 5060 [email protected]
Graduated from Technical College of Helsinki. Prior to joining Bluegiga in 2005, Janne already had a proven track record of project and sales management of hardware, software and services in meteorological market for airports and National Weather Institutes, as well as sales management for Mobile Operators globally. His previous employers include e.g. Vaisala Inc. Janne is responsible for Bluegiga customers and partners in Central-, South- and Eastern Europe.
	Mr. Joe Tillison West Area Sales Director – Americas Phone: +1 720 381 0532 [email protected]
Before joining Bluegiga in 2012, Joe spent his early career as a hardware designer on a number of electronics platforms for NASA and military spacecraft and the Titan-IV launch vehicle at Lockheed Martin Space Systems. Most recently he managed the wireless portfolio strategy as Technology Director at Avnet Electronics Marketing. Joe has a BSEE from the University of Oklahoma and an MSE from the University of Colorado, and has published numerous articles and conference presentations on wireless technology.
	Miss Sonia Jain Marketing Communications Specialist Phone: +358 9 435 5060 [email protected]
Sonia joined Bluegiga in 2007 as a marketing intern for her Bachelor of Business Administration degree for Laurea University of Applied Sciences in Espoo. She continued to work in the sales and marketing team until 2011, when she left to finish her MSc in International Business Management degree in Griffith College Dublin and INSEEC Business School Paris. She wrote her MSc thesis for Rovio Entertainment with the topic “Understanding the Value of Social Media Marketing in Brand Equity: A Benchmarking Study of Angry Birds, Disney, Hello Kitty and Paul Frank”. She returned back to Bluegiga in 2012 to continue her career in international B-to-B marketing.

	Mr. Tim Eskew General Manager and Vice President- Americas Phone: +1 770 291 2181 [email protected]
Tim has more than 25 years of experience in sales, marketing, business development, and management experience in short range wireless technologies. Prior to joining Bluegiga, Tim worked as a Vice President of Global Marketing at Elster Integrated Solutions where he was responsible for messaging and branding related to Elster's smart metering and smart grid system offerings. As vice president of North American sales of Cirronet, he was instrumental in growing Cirronet's proprietary wireless OEM module business and helped position the company for sale. After Cirronet's sale, he stayed on to lead RF Monolithics' OEM module sales efforts in North America. Before joining Cirronet, Tim worked for Schlumberger Industries for sixteen years in various product marketing, business development, and management roles and has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Technology from Purdue University.
	Mr. Jacky Lee Sales Manager- Asia Phone: +852 3972 2186 [email protected]
Jacky joined Bluegiga in 2009. He holds four degrees, Chartered Engineer (CEng), Master of Business Administration (MBA) from University of Bradford, UK, Master of Science (MSc) from University of Sussex, UK and Bachelor of electronic and computer engineering (BEng ) from University of Brighton, UK. Before joining Bluegiga, Jacky worked with Software Radio Technology in UK, PCCW Hong Kong, Motorola Hong Kong and Motorola UK in various technical and commercial roles during his career.
	Mr. Jarno Salmivuori Business Development Director Phone: +358 9 435 5060 [email protected]
Jarno joined Bluegiga in 2008 and is responsible for pan Asian business development operation. Prior to joining Bluegiga, he worked nine years in management positions in wireless entertainment companies in Hong Kong and Sydney, Australia. Jarno holds MBA (majoring in Information Technology and International Marketing) from Western Sydney University, Australia.
	Mr. Mikko Savolainen VP, Product Management and Marketing Phone: +358 9 435 5060 [email protected]
Mikko has ten years of experience with various connectivity technologies, such as Bluetooth, Bluetooth Smart and Wi-Fi. In addition, he has an extensive background in computer science and other communication technologies. Mikko has previously worked in companies, such as Tieto and Sampo Oyj and is currently the head of product management and part of the management team at Bluegiga.

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