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Vincit Oyj, a Finnish software development and digital services company, has added the leaders of its three revenue-generating business areas to its management team, aligning its top leadership with an AI-integrated strategy and a business-unit-led operating model.
Suvi Albert, business director of Core, Data & Analytics; Riku Kärkkäinen, business director of Composable Commerce; and Jarno Rikama, business director of Digital Solutions, joined the management team after previously serving in Vincit's extended leadership group. All members report to Chief Executive Officer Julius Manni.
The company said the appointments strengthen decision-making and reinforce the role of business-area leaders in executing its strategy.
Business-unit leaders move to the center of decision-making
Albert joined Vincit in February 2025 as business director of SAP Solutions & Core Processes after serving as head of SAP at KONE. She previously held roles at Fujitsu, Innofactor, and the Finnish Prime Minister's Office. She now leads the newly established Core, Data & Analytics unit, which combines SAP, data, and analytics capabilities following the Data Clinic acquisition.
Kärkkäinen, who joined Vincit in 2017, has led the Composable Commerce business since 2025 after earlier positions at Reima and Fiskars.
Rikama joined Vincit from Siili Solutions in January 2026 after serving there as a business director and management team member between 2022 and 2025. Earlier in his career, he held roles at Accenture and Solita.
The management team now comprises CEO Julius Manni, Chief Revenue Officer Mika Immo, Chief People Officer Mari Kuha, CFO Kimmo Kärkkäinen, and the three business directors.
Leadership overhaul completes broader restructuring
The appointments cap roughly a year of changes to Vincit's leadership. In August 2025, the company moved several executives, including Anssi Kuutti and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer Petra Sievinen, from the management team into an extended leadership group. In January 2026, Deputy CEO and Chief Growth Officer Jens Krogell left the company, with his responsibilities absorbed by Julius Manni and the remaining leadership team.
The management changes have coincided with a board refresh. At the March 2026 annual general meeting, shareholders elected Taaleri CEO Ilkka Laurila and Posti Group SVP, General Counsel and M&A, Kaarina Ståhlberg to the board, adding listed-company finance and transaction experience as Vincit continues to pursue acquisitions.
What Vincit is trying to accomplish
The new leadership structure reflects Vincit's strategy for 2025–2027. The company aims to achieve a 10 percent adjusted EBITA margin by 2027, return to 10 percent annual organic revenue growth during 2026–2027, and strengthen selected business areas through acquisitions. AI is now integrated across all services, while the new Core, Data & Analytics business brings together SAP, data and analytics capabilities following the acquisition of Data Clinic.
The strategy comes as Vincit works to reverse declining revenue. First-quarter 2026 revenue fell 15 percent year over year to EUR 16.4 million, although adjusted EBITA remained positive at 2 percent after improving over the previous two quarters. The reshaped leadership team will be measured on whether it can sustain margin improvement while returning the business to growth.
Investor watchpoints
Margin trajectory: Whether adjusted EBITA continues to improve toward the company's 10 percent margin target by 2027.
Data Clinic integration: Early revenue and profitability contribution from the Core, Data & Analytics business under Albert's leadership.
Leadership capacity: Growth responsibilities remain with Julius Manni following Jens Krogell's departure, while headcount has declined.
Organic growth: Whether Vincit can deliver its targeted 10 percent organic revenue growth after consecutive quarters of double-digit revenue declines.
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