Kurt Kääriäinen

Gsm: +358 50 5740 283

K. Kääriäinen & Partners is a generalist Executive Search company, working  for mid size and large, listed clients on the top level. We have successfully completed more than 550 search assignments within industry, trade, ICT and financial services.  

Our philosophy is to combine strong sourcing with superior quality throughout the whole process, and exceed the client’s expectations by presenting candidates, who bring added value to our clients’ business.  

Being a member of Friisberg & Partners International, with 35 offices in 25 countries, we are able to solve our clients’ management problems almost in every corner of the world.  

During more than 20 years we have developed a special expertice in the Russian market and solved more than 60 assignments in and to Russia for Finnish and other international clients. For more information, you can ask for our Presentation and Reference List!  

Our other services are:  

-          Board Member Search

-          Board Audits

-          Management Audits  

Based on more than 25 successful Board Member searches, we have developed an Ideal Profile for a Board Member.  

To enhance our Board Services, we have conducted, together with Hanken School of Economics in Helsinki, a Board Surveys in Finland and Sweden for large, mid size companies. Our aim is to find out more about board practises and development needs. This gives us a  unique viewpoint in a Board Audit, where our client’s board practise can be compared with average board practise in Finland and Sweden. In addition, based on the surveys we have developed Six Conclusions the boards should pay attention to in general. Feel free to ask for more information!  

We have Management Audit experience from more than 20 countries. In most cases we have evaluated the top management and key people after an acquisition to safeguard and speed up the integration process. Our business oriented Management Audits, developed and constantly improved over the years, can be seen as a combination between management assessment and management consulting.  

We are a member of FPI’s Industry, Banking & Finance and, FMCG & Retail Practise Groups. Kurt Kääriäinen is the Leader of FPI’s Board Services Practise Group.  

We are also members in several Trade Associations and Chambers of Commerce and cooperat with international Strategy and Board Consultants.