Team

Kai has been the Managing Director of Taaleri Energia since 2016 and has over 20 years of experience in the infrastructure industry.

Before joining Taaleri Energia, he worked for 10 years at KPMG, in Helsinki and London, advising public and private sector clients on infrastructure strategy and transactions across energy, transport and social infrastructure. Kai built and led KPMG’s infrastructure business at KPMG Finland with clients ranging from utilities and infrastructure funds to state ministries and construction companies. He has executed 900 MW of wind transactions as well as transactions in hydro power, electricity distribution and de-centralised heat services. 

Kai holds a PhD in Construction Economics from UCL and an MSc in Engineering and Industrial Management from the Tampere University of Technology.
 

Taaleri Energia Funds Management Ltd
Helsinki
kai.rintala@taaleri.com
+358 40 162 5711

Stephen has been an Investment Director at Taaleri Energia since 2019. With more than 25 years of professional experience, Stephen has been based in Budapest for the past 15 years. While working for KPMG’s Global Centre of Excellence for Power and Utilities, Stephen led the corporate finance team, which was responsible for raising debt and equity for energy projects across Central and Eastern Europe. In 2013, Stephen established his own boutique advisory firm, through which he has advised clients on more than 500 MW of wind and solar M&A transactions. 

Stephen holds a MPhil in International Relations from the University of Cambridge and a BA in International Relations from the University of British Columbia.
 

Taaleri Energia Funds Management Ltd
Helsinki
stephen.butler@taaleri.com
+36 70 425 3699

Petri is an Investment Director at Taaleri Energia. He has 15 years of experience in renewable energy, including large scale solar projects and cleantech investments across Europe and emerging markets. Before joining Taaleri Energia, he worked at Finnfund, a state-owned investment company, leading and managing the structuring and deployment of equity, mezzanine and debt investments. He has worked with both Finnish and international companies in solar, wind, hydro, recycling and biofuel sectors across Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. Petri has been a Member of the Board and a Member of the Advisory Committee in a number of companies and investment funds respectively. Petri holds an MSc in Economics (Finance) from University of Oulu.

Taaleri Energia Funds Management Ltd
Helsinki
petri.isotalus@taaleri.com
+358 40 827 6516

João has been an Investment Manager at Taaleri Energia since 2020. He has an international background with over 10 years of work experience in private equity and consulting. Before joining Taaleri Energia he worked as a consultant in Boston Consulting Group in Helsinki where he focused primarily in corporate finance and strategy engagements with clients across the Nordics. Prior to that, he spent over 6 years in London where he focused in the infrastructure and renewable energy space working at InfraRed Capital Partners and Balfour Beatty Investments. 

João holds a double MSc in Engineering Mechanics from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm (KTH) and the Instituto Superior Técnico in Lisbon (IST). In addition, he completed the CFA Charterholder qualification in 2014.

Taaleri Energia Ltd
Helsinki
joao.neto@taaleri.com
+358 44 901 6080

Vladimir has been an investment manager at Taaleri Energia since 2020. With more than 10 years of experience in renewable energy, Vladimir previously worked at UniCredit Bank in Moscow, where he structured and executed syndicated loan and project finance transactions with large corporate clients. Vladimir also worked at KPMG’s Energy & Utilities practice in Budapest, where he specialised in financial modelling and renewable energy transactions in Central and Eastern Europe. 

He holds a BA (Hons) in Finance and Accounting from the Oxford Brookes University / International Business School in Budapest.
 

Taaleri Energia Funds Management Ltd
Helsinki
vladimir.gorelov@taaleri.com
+36 30 202 1081

Veikka has been an Analyst at Taaleri Energia since 2020. He has experience in banking having previously worked at OP and Nordea, where he worked in the trade finance department. He also has experience in auditing financial services companies at PwC.

Veikka holds a MSc in Accounting and Finance from the University of Eastern Finland. 

Taaleri Energia Funds Management Ltd
Helsinki
veikka.lahdenpaa@taaleri.com
+358 44 406 5337

Roni has been an Analyst at Taaleri Energia since 2020. He has previously worked in management consulting at KPMG (Finance Strategy & Transformation), as well as in macroeconomic research and forecasting at the Labour Institute for Economic Research. 

He is currently finalising his MSc in Economics at the Aalto University School of Business.

Taaleri Energia Funds Management Ltd
Helsinki
roni.makela@taaleri.com
+358 44 406 5339

Stephen has been the Head of Investor Relations at Taaleri Energia since 2017. He has over 25 years investment management experience and 12 years private equity experience. Before joining Taaleri Energia, he worked for 9 years at CapMan where he was responsible for business development, investor relations and fundraising for Private Equity, Venture Capital, Real Estate, and Infrastructure Private Equity teams. 

Stephen holds an MA in Management, Economics and International Relations from the University of St. Andrews.

Taaleri Energia Funds Management Ltd
Helsinki
stephen.ross@taaleri.com
+358 40 733 7789

Taamir is the Head of Development at Taaleri Energia. Taamir started the wind energy business at Taaleri in 2010 and has led the greenfield development of more than 20 wind farms with over 130 turbines. Taamir has over 12 years of experience investing in renewable energy, mainly into wind and biogas investments. Taamir’s experience covers the entire lifecycle of wind farms. He is highly experienced in project optimisation utilising both financial and technical solutions. 

Taamir holds a MSc in Electrical Engineering from the Tampere University of Technology. 

Taaleri Energia Ltd
Jyväskylä
taamir.fareed@taaleri.com
+358 40 735 9812

Pauli has been a development manager at Taaleri Energia since 2012. He has been working in the energy sector for over 15 years and before joining Taaleri, he worked in a mid-sized utility company as a technical and project manager gaining a wide experience of different aspects of energy projects. Pauli has successfully developed nine wind projects in Finland and acted as a project manager for over 300 MW of wind power. He has also been working with solar, thermal and condensing power projects. His key expertise is within the pre-construction and construction project phases. 

Pauli holds a MEng in Technological Competence Management and a BSc in Electrical and Energy.

Taaleri Energia Operations Ltd
Oulu
pauli.maaninka@taaleri.com
+358 50 527 5550

Chris has been Taaleri Energia’s leading solar power technical expert since 2017. He joined Taaleri after 12 years at the global leader in industrial technology, ABB. He has in-depth experience from various technical and commercial roles in both wind and solar power. Chris is proficient with all the components used in solar power plant design and their integration. Globally, he has optimised over 200 solar power plant configurations to achieve the highest ROI. Chris’ skills are utilised during the whole solar project process, from analysing the solar resource and the design phase to ensuring continuous efficient operation of the plant.

Chris holds an Electrical Engineering Degree from the University of Victoria, Canada.

Taaleri Energia Operations Ltd
Helsinki
chris.luymes@taaleri.com
+358 50 339 8028

Fran has been the General Manager of Taaleri Energia Iberia since 2020 and is leading Taaleri Energia’s Solar PV businesses in the Iberian Peninsula. Fran has over 15 years of experience in the solar energy industry. Over those years Fran has gained significant international expertise in the development, design and construction of large scale PV projects through more than 40 projects delivered in more than 10 countries. Before joining Taaleri Energia, he worked for Elecnor, an international renewable energy engineering and construction company, where he had several international positions. 

Fran holds an Electrical Engineer Degree from the University of Oviedo (Spain), a PDD at the IESE Business School (Spain) and a Specialization Program in M&A and Private Equity at IEB Business School (Spain).

Taaleri Energia Iberia
Madrid
fran.valverde@taaleri.com
+34 669 85 10 60

Erkki has been the Head of Operations at Taaleri Energia since 2015. He has extensive experience in the wind and other large scale investment related industries. Erkki has an excellent understanding of the wind business, where he has been working since 2001.  From 2009 to 2016 Erkki was establishing the wind power business at Metsähallitus, a state owned wind power developer and major Finnish land owner. From 2001 to 2009 Erkki was responsible for establishing the sales activities of WinWinD, a wind turbine supplier. Erkki has contracted over 300 MW of wind power in Finland, Estonia, Sweden, France and Portugal. 

Taaleri Energia Operations Ltd
Oulu
erkki.kunnari@taaleri.com
+358 40 809 6840

Otto has been a Production Manager at Taaleri Energia since 2015. Otto has been working in the wind energy business for over 10 years and he has extensive experience working in operational wind parks. Before joining Taaleri, Otto worked for over 6 years at the turbine supplier company WinWinD. There he established the Surveillance Centre and led remote monitoring and operations for all of WinWinD’s turbines in Europe. 

Otto holds a BSc in Automation from the Häme University of Applied Sciences.

Taaleri Energia Operations Ltd
Helsinki
otto.vorimo@taaleri.com
+358 40 726 5675

Sami joined Taaleri Energia as a Production Engineer in February 2017. He has been working with renewable energy business for six years. Before Taaleri he has been working on wind turbine service and wind turbine installation projects with Empower PN. His main role has been as a Site Engineer and he has also carried out customer inspections of the turbines. Sami has also worked in the wind turbine service business with Siemens as a technician. His has experience of servicing mainly Siemens, Hyundai and Gamesa wind turbines. He has also experience of the solar industry from his employment at Vacon as a software application engineer of solar inverters.

Sami holds a BSc in Automation Engineering.
 

Taaleri Energia Operations Ltd
Oulu
sami.ristiluoma@taaleri.com
+358 50 330 3136

Heppu has been a Production Engineer at Taaleri Energia since 2018. He has over 10 years of experience in the renewable energy sector, including measurement systems, IoT and data collection & processing, including planning and execution of wind measurement campaigns with various technologies and off-the-grid power supply solutions.

Heppu holds a BSc in Business Information Technology from the Oulu University of Applied Sciences and currently he is finalising his MSc in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Oulu.
 

Taaleri Energia Operations Ltd
Oulu
heppu.seuranen@taaleri.com
+358 45 660 3131

Miika has been a Production Engineer at Taaleri Energia since 2017. He has over 10 years of experience in the wind energy industry. Miika has international O&M experience, a strong understanding of wind energy production and in-depth technical knowledge of small turbines up to multi-megawatt products from the largest manufacturers. Before joining Taaleri, he worked for 5 years in maintenance management at Pori Energia Oy, which owns wind turbines and offers services for suppliers and other owners. He has also worked for wind turbine manufacturer WinWinD Oy at the Surveillance Centre and as the Service Manager of Sweden, France and Portugal. 

Miika holds a MEng in Technological Competence Management and a BSc in Automation.

Taaleri Energia Operations Ltd
Oulu
miika.sinetta@taaleri.com
+358 44 318 1044

Joni works as a Production Engineer at Taaleri Energia. He wrote his thesis on wind park safety for Taaleri Energia in 2015 and ever since then he has been working at the company, responsible for the safety matters of Taaleri’s wind farms. 

Joni holds a BSc in Electrical Engineering from the Mikkeli University of Applied Sciences. 
 

Taaleri Energia Operations Ltd
Tampere
joni.tiilikka@taaleri.com
+358 40 190 6533

Tuomas has been an Electrical Operations Manager for Taaleri Energia since 2018. Prior to joining the company, he held multiple positions in Elenia Oy which is the second largest electrical distribution system operator in Finland. Tuomas worked in Elenia as operation planner, operations engineer and process coordinator for fault repair. Tuomas holds the highest electrical qualification available (S1) and is responsible for all electrical equipment in Taaleri’s operations. He also supports constructions projects in electrical construction and planning.

Tuomas holds a MSc in Electrical Engineering.
 

Taaleri Energia Operations Ltd
Tampere
tuomas.kupila@taaleri.com
+358 40 167 7368

Jaakko has been a Project Manager for Taaleri Energia since 2016 and is currently managing late development and construction projects. Prior to joining Taaleri, Jaakko worked for consultancy offering owner´s engineer and project development services to wind farm owners and investors. During that time Jaakko was acting as a Site Manager or Project Manager. As a result, he has gained comprehensive understanding of wind farm projects. Previously he worked as a supervisor at an electricity distribution company. 

Jaakko holds a BSc in Energy Technology from the Oulu University of Applied Sciences.

Taaleri Energia Operations Ltd
Oulu
jaakko.ahola@taaleri.com
+358 40 922 0964

Matti has been an EPC Manager at Taaleri Energia with the focus on managing late development and construction projects since 2020. He has worked in the energy sector for almost 15 years at Fortum and Fennovoima, and has expertise in various fields of energy business, such as project and contract management, power plant operation and maintenance, and risk management. In addition, he has previously worked at Fennia Mutual Insurance Company, where he was responsible for risk selection and underwriting in the Northern Finland region. 

Matti holds a MSc in Energy Technology from the Helsinki University of Technology.

Taaleri Energia Operations Ltd
Oulu
matti.laaksonen@taaleri.com
+358 40 711 4638

Tomasz has been the Legal Director of Taaleri Energia since 2018. He has over 16 years of professional experience in advising clients operating in the energy and infrastructure sectors. He has advised on a range of transactions both in the conventional and renewable energy areas, privatisations, project finance, and licenses for distribution and trading in electricity and public procurement. Prior to joining Taaleri Energia, he was a Partner at Dentons, the largest law firm in the world, where he was a member of the Energy & Natural Resources team. 

Tomasz holds a LL.M from the University of Łódź
 

Taaleri Energia Funds Management Ltd
Helsinki
tomasz.janas@taaleri.com
+358 44 527 7592

Jenny-Li is an Investment Manager and Legal Counsel at Taaleri Energia. She has worked as a lawyer at Taaleri since 2014, acting as the risk management lead as well as project manager for the establishment of a number of private equity funds. Jenny-Li has extensive experience in the Finnish wind power industry, ranging from permitting and financing, corporate governance, structuring and transactions. She is currently Vice Chairperson of the Board of the Finnish Wind Power Association, where she has actively been promoting sound wind industry regulation and practices since 2013. Prior to joining Taaleri she was an associate at HPP Attorneys Ltd.’s environment team.

Jenny-Li holds an LL.M from University of Helsinki.

Taaleri Energia Funds Management Ltd
Helsinki
jenny-li.holmstrom@taaleri.com
+358 40 086 8615

Jessica works as a Legal Counsel at Taaleri Energia. Since joining Taaleri in 2016 she has worked with the establishment, administration and investment activities of a range of different private equity funds. She has also been heavily involved in the development, project financing and asset management of several wind farms. Acting as Taaleri Private Equity Funds’ risk manager, Jessica has worked closely with the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM) regulation. Prior to joining Taaleri, Jessica worked as an associate in the environmental team at Borenius Attorneys Ltd. 

Jessica holds a LL.M. from the University of Helsinki.

Taaleri Energia Funds Management Ltd
Helsinki
jessica.hilden@taaleri.com
+358 45 235 3879

Oona is a Legal Counsel at Taaleri Energia. She first joined Taaleri as a legal trainee in 2016 and since then she has worked closely with private equity funds with a particular emphasis on corporate and real estate matters. Oona has also been heavily involved in several transactions and in project financing of wind farms. 

Oona holds a Bachelor´s degree from the University of Helsinki and is currently finalising her LL.M.
 

Taaleri Energia Funds Management Ltd
Helsinki
oona.kauppala@taaleri.com
+358 40 094 8897

Mikko has been an Investment Director at Taaleri Energia since 2016. He has over 16 years of international investment banking experience as well as in-depth expertise in energy sector M&A and advanced financial modelling. Before joining Taaleri Energia, he worked at KPMG in Helsinki executing a number of transactions within the wind power sector as well as electricity distribution and district heating. Prior to joining KPMG, Mikko worked as the global M&A manager for the cargo handling business at Cargotec plc, at Carnegie Investment Bank, based in Helsinki and at Citigroup Global Investment Bank, based in London. 

Mikko holds a MSc in Economics (Finance) from the Helsinki School of Economics.
 

Taaleri Energia Funds Management Ltd
Helsinki
mikko.harju@taaleri.com
+358 50 339 5910

Jaakko is a Business Controller at Taaleri Energia. He first joined Taaleri as a Financial Manager in 2018 and took a role as a Business Controller at Taaleri Energia in 2019. He has over 15 years of experience from different positions in the field of Banking and Investment services. Before joining Taaleri he worked for 17 years at Danske Bank in various roles most recent of which being a Country Level Controller and a Vice President in Accounting of Investment Service Companies. Jaakko has in-depth expertise in capital planning, solvency and regulation as well as long experience in management reporting.

Jaakko holds a BA in Business Administration, Management and Operations from the Laurea University of Applied Sciences.

Taaleri Energia Ltd
Helsinki
jaakko.hellman@taaleri.com
+358 50 426 0072