Finland
Technology Sector Executive Search Erkki Panula
Boyden Oy
Erkki Panula Managing Partner Boyden Oy Tel: +358 40 750 2006 erkki.panula@boyden.com www.boyden.com
Executive Search - Fintech; Life Science Tech. Erkki Panula, Managing Partner at Boyden Finland, Global Head of Fintech and Life Science Tech., 56 years, Finnish national. Languages: Finnish, English, Swedish With 15 years’ experience in international executive search in the High Technology, Life Science Technologies and Fintech sectors companies, Erkki leads international and local assignments for listed, VC-owned and other growth companies addressing transitional changes. He also works across industries with companies facing digital transformations while implementing emerging technologies such as IoT, AI, Data Analytics and SaaS. Erkki typically focuses on Board and CxO-level executives, while also conducting Leadership reviews for Boards and Management teams. Prior to the Executive Search, Erkki spent 25 years’ in senior executive roles for global ICT-, Software and Electronics sector companies in the US, EMEA, Nordics and Russia. He held several Executive roles at US-listed Tech Data Corporation, located in Finland and Switzerland. He was EVP for Stonesoft Corporation, a global cybersecurity company. He began his career in military electronics in R&D Engineering and project management roles. While in leadership roles he recruited hundreds of professionals and executives globally. He was a Board Member of Boyden World Corporation during 2009 to 2012. Erkki holds a B.Sc., engineering from the Swedish Institute of Technology/Tekniska Läroverket (Helsinki).
France
International Trusts John Brown
John Brown Barrister
John Brown Barrister Tel: + 33 2 41 03 55 89 johnbrown@xtra.co.nz www.jbtrusts.co.nz
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International Trusts Advisory; Asset and Estate Planning; Commercial Consultancy
John Brown consults to professionals in the field of trust law, providing specialist advice for lawyers, accountants and trust companies. In the area of litigation, he works principally with senior barristers who are engaged in litigation that involves trusts, providing specialised assistance and solutions. He has also had considerable experience as an in-house commercial lawyer. John is currently based in Europe providing specialised consultancy services. John is a seasoned adviser with decades of experience in the fields of trusts, and asset and estate planning. He is a barrister of the High Court of New Zealand, a member of: New Zealand Law Society, New Zealand Bar Association, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (member and co-convenor NZ Trusts Special Interest Group), STEP (member of the NZ education committee and STEP international contentious trusts & estates SIG committee). John is the author and reporter of New Zealand Trust Reports (NZTR), an official law report series covering High Court and appellate court judgments concerning trusts, author and editor of New Zealand Trusts & Asset Planning Guide (1999-to the present day), editor and a co-author of New Zealand Master Trusts Guide, (published by CCH/Wolters Kluwer). John’s expertise has also equipped him as an experienced conference, seminar and webinar speaker.