Harri Roschier

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Harri Roschier (born 1957) Helsinki is a Finnish entrepreneur. Roschier was the CEO of Talentum Oyj, a leading business-to-business media company in the Nordic countries between 1992 and 2006. [1] During the Roschier years, the company became one of the fastest-growing media companies in terms of revenue and market capitalization in the Nordic countries, growing from a less than €10 million to a €100 million company. After leaving Talentum Roschier joined in 2007 Avaus Consulting - a management consultancy, marketing services and technology company. [2] He has also worked as a board member of Futurice. [3]

Until 1980, Roschier competed in alpine skiing, winning several medals in Finnish championships. He won the giant slalom in 1979 [4] and 1980. [5] In 1982 he went on to become the managing director of the Finnish alpine ski magazine Skimbaaja [6] of which he even acted as the editor-in-chief in 1989. After selling the publishing company to Sanoma Oyj, he worked for some time for the special interest title publishing unit within Sanoma, before becoming the CEO of a public company at 35. Roschier is still an active skier and passionate, competitive sailor [7] in the H-boat class and with his 45-footer Luna. In 2012 a syndicate headed by Roschier launched Luna a 8mR replica based on drawings by Charles E. Nicholson from 1936. Luna came second in the 8-metre worlds in 2012 in Cowes.

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References

  1. ↑ "Talentum Oyj Chief Executive Officer Resigns". Reuters. 28 July 2006. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  2. ↑ Kauppalehti 12.2. 2007: Roschier joins his ex-employees in Avaus
  3. ↑ "Futurice Oy - management - Fonecta Finder". Fonecta Finder. Fonecta Oy. Retrieved January 17, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Roschier sai ensimmäisen SM:n suurpujottelussa". Skimbaaja. 3 (3): 33. 1979.
  5. ↑ "Alppilajien SM-kilpailut". Skimbaaja. 4 (3): 60. 1980.
  6. ↑ "Skimbaaja 1977–1987". Skimbaaja. 11 (7): 64. 1987.
  7. ↑ "Volvo Espoo-Suursaari Race 2005". 12 June 2005. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
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