Heikki Hiltunen New CEO at iLOQ

iLOQ has appointed Heikki Hiltunen as the new CEO and President as of 1 August 2017. Hiltunen has a long and successful background in industrial automation in a global business environment. Currently he is the Senior Vice President responsible for Sales, Marketing and After Market Services at Danfoss Drives Segment. Prior to Danfoss, Hiltunen was the Executive Vice President, Market Operations at Vacon Plc.

"I am proud and excited to join iLOQ team. I am 54 years old and I have been in the drives and industrial automatization business for 30 years. Now, I am excited to start a new chapter in a new role, and in a completely new type of business. iLOQ is not only about technology transformation. It also enables new business models and a new level of service within access management", Heikki Hiltunen says.

Vice President Esa Myllylä has been acting as an interim CEO at iLOQ since March 2, 2017. He will continue as the Executive Vice President. The Former CEO and founder Mika Pukari continues as a Board member. "I am extremely happy to welcome Heikki to iLOQ team. His broad experience will be extremely valuable for us as we step up our growth pace, and it will allow me to focus on my duties as a member of the Board", Mika Pukari says.

"I have personally known Heikki for a long time, and I am confident that he can lead iLOQ towards its ambitious growth targets, and into the truly global company that it deserves to be", iLOQ Chairman Veijo Karppinen summarizes.